The construction of a orbital launch pad at the Cape has begun, according to Musk. Satellite images show a lot of activity at the launch pad.
It is an exciting prospect to think of the next-gen spaceship lifting off from the same launch pad that was used for NASA's "Moonport" during the Apollo years over half a century ago.
It's back to the moon.
NASA picked the company to carry the first astronauts to the moon since 1972 in a multi-billion dollar contract.
The Kennedy Space Center won't host the first test launch of the spaceship. Musk said that the first flight of Starship will take place early next year from the company's "Starbase" testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
During a virtual meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine last month, Musk said that there was a lot of risk associated with the first launch, but that he was optimistic that it would be a success.
Commercial service is expected to start in 2023 with Musk aiming to do up to a dozen test flights next year. It is not clear where each of these tests will be conducted.
The testing of its massive Super Heavy booster is one of the hurdles that still needs to be overcome by the company, but it is one of the things that is close to turning its Starship into a reality.
The company may be facing dire financial straits. Musk sent an email to employees this week that said that the company was facing a genuine risk of bankruptcy.
Musk says that he is building a launchpad on Florida's Space Coast.
NASA scientists are talking about the Starship for exploring the solar system.
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