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President-elect Trump to Attend Sixth SpaceX Starship Test Flight Launch in Texas

Nov 19, 2024, 08:24 PM

President-elect Donald Trump is en route to Texas to witness the sixth SpaceX Starship test flight launch. Trump's plane has taken off and is expected to land in Brownsville around 2:30 p.m. He expressed his excitement about the event, highlighting the significance of the launch as the largest object ever to be elevated into space. The event is taking place at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, and Trump has already done a flyover of the site. The launch is scheduled for T-minus 1.5 hrs. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, expressed his honor to have Trump present at the launch.