Elon Musk announced the launch date of the prototype ship Starship

It became known that the first test launch of the updated prototype of the Starship spacecraft is planned in

within the current year. So, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, it could take place as early as March or April.

Musk also shared that at the momentSpaceX employees have already upgraded the Starship prototypes after failing last year. It is known that the development of the first prototype of the spacecraft takes place at the SpaceX site, located in Texas. The head of the company also said that to date, employees of the site in Florida are working on the launch of Falcon launch vehicles and Dragon ships, while in Texas there is a major upgrade of Starship.

It is worth recalling that the main goal of creating the Starship spaceship is to send people and cargo into space, in particular to Mars and the Moon.