Everything appears to be “go” for launch Friday of the tallest rocket ever built.

  • BigFig@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Damn they had to wait 7 months? That silly FAA “stifling innovation”

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      10 months ago

      Well, it started as just SpaceX Airplane, then it transitioned to SpaceX Starship, and finally after a legal battle over the name with the original members, the splitters became just Starship.

      This history also ignores the founders that split off to start Hot Tuna.