The halves of SpaceX Starship are collected before a major event

Ten days after we peeked into the construction of SpaceX's first Starship in Texas, CEO Elon Musk tweeted a photo of the two halves of the vessels being assembled. This is a timely publication, as Musk is planning a press conference Saturday night with updates to the company's programs, including its Starships. Last year, Musk revealed that the Japanese billionaire will be the first lunar space tourist, so who knows what is on offer now.

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0-story Mk1 will provide the perfect backdrop for his comments, but that's not all. It is also equipped with three SpaceX Raptor engines, which should be sufficient for the speed of the test flight. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstein said he was looking forward to the event but also noted that sales team efforts were lagging behind schedule.