Erik Kuna for Supercluster
Starship Super Heavy is unreal.
Supercluster team members Robin Seemangal, Erik Kuna, Jenny Hautmann, and Deven Perez are at Starbase in Texas as SpaceX prepares for the first flight of Starship Super Heavy, the vehicle NASA will use to return humans to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972, and the ship that will strand Elon Musk on Mars.
Jenny Hautmann for Supercluster
The first launch window on Monday, April 17th fizzled out unceremoniously as it was stated on SpaceX's live stream that teams would convert the launch attempt to a wet dress rehearsal, a procedural run-up to launch for mission control teams that stops a few seconds before liftoff.
Elon, low-key happy about it, tweeted that a valve had frozen and it would take a few days dot dot dot. SpaceX's founder and CEO, the richest man in the world, could have his wish of a 4/20 Starship launch.
Jenny Hautmann for Supercluster
We will be updating the Starship Super Heavy launch tracker on the Supercluster App around the clock until liftoff and we're also following a Starlink and Falcon Heavy launch happening over the next few days. Click here to download for Android or iOS.
Erik Kuna for Supercluster
Crowds gather to witness the first flight of Starship by (Erik Kuna for Supercluster)