SpaceX eyeing 3rd week of April for Starship

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SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight by the end of next week

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SpaceX has been gearing up for the pioneering flight for months

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and the prep work has accelerated recently

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placing its Ship 24 upper-stage prototype atop its Booster 7 first stage on the orbital launch mount at Starbase

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Such activity implies that Starship is in the home stretch

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and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly reinforced that notion via Twitter

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Starship launch trending towards near the end of third week of April

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Musk didn't give a more specific date range

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SpaceX isn't entirely in control of the schedule

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