Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March

SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March, its billionaire chief Elon Musk said in a tweet.

“If remaining tests go well, we will attempt a Starship launch next month,” Musk said, in a response to a user’s tweet about Starship.

Musk previously teased in January that it would make a launch attempt “soon” and signaled that it could be as early as the end of February or March.

The Starship test flight will launch from the Starbase spaceport site in Boca Chica, Texas, federal filings show. Its rocket booster, Super Heavy, will return to land at Starbase or in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the filings, while Starship will land in the Pacific Ocean.

SpaceX is yet to officially announce a date for its Starship launch and did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.

A test of a prototype for Super Heavy last July at the Boca Chica testing facility failed as flames burst from the engines on its test pad and an explosion sounded.