Not a big fan of 'space.com' among space news sites.<p>This information is already out of date. The earliest possible launch license for launching a bunch of Starlink terminals is 1. August. A number of other licensing and regulatory issues are outstanding. Elon in a talk today mention 'next couple month'.<p>Looking at the progress of the launch site and required hardware I would be supervised if they managed it even in August. I would put my money on September.
That seems extremely unlikely. However, even a Sept launch date would be an AMAZING accomplishment.<p>Would love to compare cost and time for SLS vs this Starship launch.
Metaculus is not convinced: <a href="https://www.metaculus.com/questions/6341/when-will-starship-reach-orbit/" rel="nofollow">https://www.metaculus.com/questions/6341/when-will-starship-...</a>