{"id":2370865,"date":"2024-11-19T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-exciting-day-trump-enters-elon-musks-domain-for-spacex-starship-launch\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:59:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:59:26","slug":"an-exciting-day-trump-enters-elon-musks-domain-for-spacex-starship-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-exciting-day-trump-enters-elon-musks-domain-for-spacex-starship-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;An Exciting Day&#8217;: Trump Enters Elon Musk&#8217;s Domain for SpaceX Starship Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fan-exciting-day-trump-enters-elon-musks-domain-for-spacex-starship-launch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370865&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On November 19, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump visited Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX facility in Texas to witness a significant rocket test. The test aimed to demonstrate the capabilities \u2064of \u200dthe Super Heavy booster, which is intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-2024-space-race-where-countries-stand-on-space-exploration\/\" title=\"2024 Space Race: Global Space Exploration Status\">transport astronauts<\/a> to the Moon and\u200b potentially Mars as part of NASA&#8217;s plans for a lunar landing in\u200b 2026. The upcoming flight sequence will see the booster launch, separate from the Starship\u200b spacecraft, and attempt to land back at the launch site,\u200d aiming to dock with a structure Musk refers to as &#8220;Mechazilla.&#8221; The test is\u2062 expected to \u2064take about seven minutes, with the Starship spacecraft remaining in space for approximately half an hour before returning to Earth. The event marks a \u2062quick succession of tests for SpaceX, highlighting its ambitious timeline\u200d for future missions, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including potential \u2064manned\u200d flights<\/a>\u2064 to Mars by 2028. Texas Senator Ted Cruz is\u2062 also expected to attend \u2064the \u2064launch.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump stepped into the world of Elon Musk on Tuesday as he prepared to join Musk for a SpaceX test.<\/p>\n<p>The Tuesday test hopes to replicate the success of an October test in which the massive, fiery booster rocket that SpaceX wants to use to send astronauts to the moon, and perhaps eventually to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nasa-space-rover-captures-historic-recording-mars-scientists-celebrating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars<\/a>, touched down with dainty precision into the arms of a landing structure.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was shown in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/margomartin\/status\/1858926051134763092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> leaving for Musk&rsquo;s Texas testing facility.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> en route to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?\">@SpaceX<\/a>!!! &#128640; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gNARfMTAGk\">pic.twitter.com\/gNARfMTAGk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@margomartin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margomartin\/status\/1858926051134763092?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The test goes like this: The Super Heavy booster will launch from the Starbase testing facility in Brownsville, Texas, sending it and the Starship spacecraft into space, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/19\/science\/starship-test-flight-6-launch-spacex\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The trip won&rsquo;t last very long.<\/p>\n<p>The booster will detach from the Starship spacecraft and then steer itself back to where it was launched.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to nestle into the arms of a structure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/behind-scenes-footage-shows-famous-trump-musk-election-night-photo-came\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> calls &ldquo;Mechazilla.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If everything goes to plan and the weather cooperates, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-air-force-set-to-name-its-newest-hypersonic-weapons-maker\/\" title=\"U.S. Air Force Set to Name Its Newest Hypersonic Weapons Maker\">booster test<\/a> will last about seven minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Should be an exciting day!&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1858928009534656788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Should be an exciting day!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1858928009534656788?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-musks-spacex-launches-record-setting-rocket-ball-flames-erupts-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starship spacecraft<\/a> will float about in space for around half an hour before it remotely uses its rockets to return to Earth, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>NASA is hoping that the Starship spacecraft will land astronauts on the moon in 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All systems and weather are looking good for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">today&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s flight test of Starship.<\/p>\n<p>The live launch webcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/X?\">@X<\/a> will go live ~40 minutes before liftoff, which is targeted for 4:00 p.m. CT &rarr; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1xyLhQKE2N\">https:\/\/t.co\/1xyLhQKE2N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqy2CsL4vz\">pic.twitter.com\/lqy2CsL4vz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1858894148914606196?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s test, coming just over a month after the successful Oct. 13 test, marks the least amount of time between tests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nasa-decides-keep-2-astronauts-space-february-nixes-return-troubled-boeing-capsule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpaceX<\/a> has attempted.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has said he hoped to send the Starship spacecraft to Mars in 2026 and send a flight with humans on board in 2028, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/11\/19\/donald-trump-elon-musk-starship-spacex-launch\/76424048007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas will also be attending the launch, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/11\/19\/trump-attendings-spacex-launch-elon-musk-starship-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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