SpaceX stacks Starship and Super Heavy on launch pad ahead of orbital test flight (photos)

The launch pad at the Starbase facility in South Texas has been empty since March.

The Booster 7 Super Heavy first stage at the orbital launch pad at Starbase was stacked with an upper-stage prototype called Ship 24 for the first time.

The full 395-foot- tall (120 meters) Starship system was formed using the " chopsticks" system on the Star base launch tower.

For the first time, there are multiple engines on the Super Heavy.

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The first-ever Starship orbital flight is expected to take place next month.

There have been a number of static fire tests done with Booster 7 and Ship 24. A firing of all 33 Raptor engines on Booster 7 could follow a full wet dress rehearsal and a launch simulation, according to a September 19th message from the CEO of the company.

Starship 24 and Booster 7 fully stacked on the orbital launch pad at Starbase pic.twitter.com/1VKn6juQorOctober 12, 2022

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The next-generation space transportation system is called Starship. The first and upper stages of the Super Heavy booster are to be recycled.

NASA's Artemis program seeks to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in 40 years.

In March of this year, there was a stack of Starship at Star base. There were two prototypes of the ship 20 and booster 4.

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