Elon Musk Believes In Himself, Can Launch Starship Rocket Again In Eight Weeks

SpaceX is trying to launch Starship, the second time. (photo: dock. spacex)

JAKARTA - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he would try to re-launch the Starship rocket within the next eight weeks, despite opposition to environmental activists.

Through his Twitter, Musk responded to his followers' question about when the Starship rocket would be launched again. He replied that the next test would be carried out in the next six to eight weeks.

If Musk's statement is correct, it will be SpaceX's second time trying to launch Starship, the largest rocket the company has ever developed.

As previously reported, Starship is designed to bring humans to Mars. Before that, it had to go through a trial by sliding into orbit then returning to Earth, but failed.

The giant rocket slid from the Starbase facility, near Brownville in Texas, USA, on April 20. Starship did take off as high as 39 kilometers, but it didn't last long for it to explode over the Gulf of Mexico. This is due to an out-of-control self-destruction system.

Even so, no significant injuries or damage to public property were reported from rocket debris or runway debris.

However, until now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which investigated the incident, has not yet issued a permit for another Starship test flight.

In fact, the FAA itself is facing lawsuits from environmental groups over SpaceX's activities in Texas.

Because of this, NASA Association Administrator for the development of an exploration system, Jim Free also admitted that he was nervous about the incident.

To declare that the Artemis 3 mission, which will bring astronauts to the Moon with Starship, may be postponed until 2026 instead of 2025. This was quoted from The Independent, Wednesday, June 14.