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Coverage dated November 17, 2021

SpaceX's Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January

Headline from KOB 4

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting

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  1. KOB 4

    SpaceX's Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January (opens KOB 4)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting

  2. Fast Company

    Elon Musk’s Starship rocket may launch to orbit in January (opens Fast Company)

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    The reusable Starship will be able to take 110 tons of people and cargo to the moon and Mars—over and over again.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    SpaceX's Futuristic Starship Will Take 1st Shot at Orbit in January, Elon Musk Says (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Musk said he’s confident Starship will successfully reach orbit sometime in 2022.

  4. France 24

    Musk says first orbital flight for Moon rocket in early 2022 (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Elon Musk said Wednesday that the Starship developed by his company SpaceX and selected by NASA for the Americans' return to the Moon would attempt its first orbital flight early next year.

  5. Engadget

    SpaceX plans first Starship orbital test flight for January 2022 (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk says SpaceX is aiming to launch a Starship orbital flight as soon as January, although that hinges on everything going according to plan..

  6. NBC 6 South Florida

    Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will ‘Hopefully' Launch First Orbital Starship Flight in January (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Elon Musk on Wednesday said that SpaceX is “hoping” to launch the first orbital flight test of its mammoth Starship rocket in January.

  7. FOX Business

    Elon Musk says SpaceX 'hoping' to launch Starship's first orbital flight in January (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk says SpaceX hopes Starship's first orbital flight will happen in January

  8. Insider

    Elon Musk said SpaceX will fly its Starship spaceship into orbit for the first time in January, but warned the first attempt might not be a success (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Musk gave a new date for Starship's first orbital flight. He'd previously predicted it would launch in July, then November.

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