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CTOnews.com, April 10 (Xinhua)-- SpaceX completed its first full static ignition test of a starship / starship (Starship) last month and plans to conduct its first orbital test flight at its South Texas base in April.

Musk revealed that the launch time of the SpaceX starship is approaching the third weekend of April (April 15, 16), and there are still about 5-7 days left.

SpaceX said the starship rocket (B7) and spacecraft (S24) combination will have a launch rehearsal, followed by a comprehensive flight test.

According to the data disclosed by Musk, due to the use of recyclable design, the cost of a single launch is only about US $2 million, corresponding to its low-orbit carrying capacity of 100t. The cost of launching into orbit per kilogram of payload can be reduced to an astonishing $10, which will have the potential to revolutionize the aerospace industry.

According to Musk, the first orbital mission of the SpaceX starship is basically a coin flip, and the $3 billion spacecraft has only a 50 per cent success rate in its maiden flight, the results of which will be announced in the coming weeks.

Although he did not specify what the failure would be, based on the history of SpaceX's previous suborbital flight tests, CTOnews.com believes that Starship's failure to reach orbit means it is likely to explode.

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