Setting expectations on the eve of Starship’s historic launch

Enlarge / SpaceX’s Starship rocket is stacked for the final time on Saturday before a launch attempt.SpaceX

STARBASE, Texas—It’s about to get lit.

Probably.

SpaceX completed final preparations to its Starship and Super Heavy vehicles on Saturday, re-stacking the them with a flight termination system that will be engaged if the rocket flies off course.

Then on Sunday the company completed its final launch readiness review, clearing the rocket for liftoff.

Therefore, everything is just about as ready as it can be for the historic first flight test of Starship. But that does not necessarily mean there will be smoke

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