Today SpaceX launched ~45tons of Starlink mass simulators on Starship Flight 12, the highest payload tonnage to space since Saturn V's Skylab (77t) in 1973.
This is a huge milestone for spaceflight and cannot be ignored, the future of space and this program is so bright!!
SpaceX has just launched and deployed ~45 tons to space.
This was one of the heaviest payloads since Polyus launched by Energia in 1987 and Skylab launched by Saturn V in 1973!
Congrats and a huge thank you to the SpaceX team that always delivers. This was an incredible first flight of a brand new vehicle. Our collective future flying amongst the stars has become so much closer.