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Space Act Agreement Timeline Reveals SpaceX Expects to Recover Starship in Second Half of 2024

By Douglas Messier

SpaceRef

September 1, 2023

Filed under SpaceX, starship, Super Heavy

Space Act Agreement Timeline Reveals SpaceX Expects to Recover Starship in Second Half of 2024 — Starship during its first test launch.

Image credit: SpaceX webcast.

A Space Act Agreement (SAA) between SpaceX and NASA to collaborate on commercial space activities said Elon Musk’s company expects to launch the first Starship with a payload on board in the first quarter of 2024 and to recover the vehicle for reuse by quarter three.

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Douglas Messier

Douglas Messier is the founder of Parabolic Arc. He studied at George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute and is an alumnus of the International Space University.