SpaceX's Starship Torch Collectible To Ship In November Even As The Real Deal Awaits Nod For 2nd Launch

Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX is gearing up to ship its Starship Torch for searing food in the kitchen by the end of November, much to the excitement of customers awaiting the collectible modeled after the company’s gigantic spacecraft that aims to ferry humans to Mars.

What Happened: “Prepare for liftoff!” the company wrote in a mail to customers.

“Torches are on their way and expect to be shipping near the end of November in the order they were received,” the mail added.

SpaceX had said in July that the company would start shipping the culinary torch in early November. The Starship torch is a 1:200 scale model of Starship. Its flame is adjustable and it can be refilled using standard butane canisters.

When not in use for searing foods or as a lighter, one can enable the safety lock and put it up on display as a collectible, SpaceX says on its website.

The company also added that it received a large number of orders for the device, priced at $175.

Why It Matters: SpaceX's Starship, composed of the super heavy rocket and the starship spacecraft, aims to create a fully reusable transportation system for crew and cargo missions to Earth's orbit, the Moon, and Mars. 

SpaceX conducted the first test launch of Starship on April 20. The rocket exploded in less than four minutes after take-off.

The company is now awaiting a green light from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a second flight test. On Sept. 5, Musk said that the Starship is ready to launch again. Over a month later, it is still awaiting launch approval.

However, earlier this week, the FAA announced the completion of Starship license safety review. The agency is now working on the environment review portion of the license evaluation.

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