He acknowledged there are concerns among some companies about the lack of supply and the USG is helping source alternate supplies.

The Super Heavys liftoff from SpaceXs Boca Chica flight test facility on the Texas Gulf Coast is targeted for 8 a.The vented section at the top of the Super Heavy will allow exhaust from the Starships engines to be deflected overboard during ignition while its still attached to the lower stage.

A successful flight test would mark a major milestone for both SpaceX and for NASA.The Starship upper stage being maneuvered into place atop its Super Heavy booster Wednesday afternoon.but will fall tail first into the Gulf of Mexico instead.

standing 397 feet tall and tipping the scales at more than 11 million pounds when fully fueled.which is spending billions for a variant of the Starship upper stage to carry Artemis astronauts from lunar orbit down to the surface of the moon.

but no recovery is planned for this initial test flight.

As SpaceX sums up the countdown on the companys website: Excitement guaranteed.including allergic reactions to anesthesia or death.

800 and entails risks for the hippopotamus.Rain events around the area have complicated efforts to capture the animals.

Most of the animals live freely in rivers and reproduce without control.said in a video distributed to the press.