SpaceX in May successfully landed its Starship prototype,
SN15, a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that could eventually carry
astronauts and large cargo payloads to the moon and Mars.
The touchdown came after four prototype landing attempts had
ended in explosions.
"First orbital stack of Starship should be ready for
flight in a few weeks, pending only regulatory approval," Musk tweeted.
The complete Starship rocket, SpaceX's next-generation
launch vehicle, stands 394 feet (120m) tall when coupled with its super-heavy
first-stage booster.
It is at the centre of the Tesla CEO's ambitions to make
human space travel more affordable and routine.
An orbital Starship flight is planned for year's end, and
Musk has said he intends to fly Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku
Maezawa around the moon in the Starship in 2023.
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