SpaceX's Starship set for upcoming test flight

Target date of June 5th announced

Flight will be fourth-ever test for megarocket

SpaceX's Starship megarocket is set to conduct its fourth-ever test flight in the next month or so, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The Starship is designed as a fully reusable transportation system for crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The upcoming test flight will be the first to use the Super Heavy booster, which is the first stage of the Starship system. The Super Heavy will be powered by 33 Raptor engines, and it will be the most powerful rocket ever flown.

The Starship is designed to fundamentally alter humanity's access to space, ultimately enabling us to make life multiplanetary. Musk has said that he believes that the Starship will be able to launch humans to Mars by the mid-2020s.

The upcoming test flight will be a major milestone in the development of the Starship. If successful, it will pave the way for the first orbital flight of the Starship, which is expected to take place later this year.