Elon Musk

SpaceX's Starship will reach orbit in 2022.

Right, but late ●●●●●
“I feel at this point highly confident that we will get to orbit (with the Starship) this year”
Said on
10 February 2022 · Starship update presentation at Starbase, Texas
Source
SpaceX chief Elon Musk 'highly confident' his Starship will reach orbit this year · Nippon.com (Reuters)
Should come true
2022
How sure they sounded
highly confident
Categories
Space
Importance
3 of 5 · Starship reaching orbit underpins SpaceX's Moon, Mars and Starlink plans.

Outcome

Right, but late Happened 28 September 2026.

Starship did not fly at all in 2022; its first integrated launch was April 2023 and early flights were suborbital. It first reached Earth orbit on Flight 14 on September 28, 2026, almost four years late.

Evidence:

History
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