SpaceX discovered the programs in a submitting with the Federal Communications Fee (FCC). The firm is requesting that the FCC allocate radio frequencies, so it can connect with the auto through the test flight — that submitting is typical follow. As The Verge notes, the test is intended to confirm that the Starship rocket can be reused and potentially contact down on the moon or Mars.
SpaceX began setting up the upcoming technology of its Starship rockets late final 12 months. At the time, we realized that SpaceX was constructing a single of a few upcoming-gen Starships at its facility in Boca Chica, and CEO Elon Musk explained the firm’s strategy was to start suborbital tests inside of a single or two months. That timeline was formidable, and a single month later on, the first Starship product popped open up through a “pressure test,” which may possibly be a single reason the suborbital test flight is now scheduled for later on this 12 months.