SpaceX’s Starship update comes at a critical time for the program

Enlarge / Elon Musk last provided a Starship update in September 2019 in South Texas. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann for Ars)

SpaceX founder Elon Musk will host a “Starship presentation” on Thursday evening in South Texas at the company’s launch and production site.

This will be Musk’s first comprehensive update on the vehicle’s progress toward launch, and plans for once it is operational, since September 2019. SpaceX has made enormous progress on the Super Heavy rocket and Starship upper stage since that time, but some critical questions remain. The presentation will certainly be livestreamed by the company, and Ars will be on hand for the event.

Here, then, are some of the biggest things we’re looking for.