SpaceX files to blast Starship into orbit with ‘Super Heavy’

SpaceX has filed an application with the FCC for the first orbital test flight of its Starship within a year. This test is crucial for future lunar missions. The Starship Super Heavy booster, a massive 70-meter rocket, will launch from South Texas. The booster will separate 170 seconds into the flight and land in the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the Starship will orbit Earth, re-entering over Hawaii for a soft ocean landing. This test marks the first time SpaceX will stack both elements of the Starship system together.

What is the primary goal of SpaceX's first orbital test flight of the Starship?

• To launch a satellite into orbit

• To prepare for human missions to the Moon

• To send the first humans to Mars

• To test the new Falcon 9 rocket

What is the height of the Super Heavy booster used in the Starship system?

• 120 meters

• 50 meters

• 70 meters

• 100 meters

Where will the Super Heavy booster land after separation?

• On a platform in the Pacific Ocean

• In the Gulf of Mexico

• On a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean

• Back at the launch site

What is the trajectory of the Starship after it separates from the booster?

• It will head towards Mars

• It will fly over the Florida Strait and continue into orbit

• It will land on the Moon

• It will return to the launch site

Where is the Starship expected to land after its orbital journey?

• Off the northwest coast of Kauai

• On a platform in the Atlantic Ocean

• In the Gulf of Mexico

• On a runway in California