Trump heads to Texas for Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship launch

President-elect Donald Trump was on his way to Texas on Tuesday afternoon to watch the SpaceX launch.

“I am on my way to the great state of Texas to see the launch of the largest object ever to be lifted, not only into space, but simply by lifting it off the ground.” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.

“Good luck to Elon Musk and the great patriots involved in this incredible project!”

SpaceX’s Starship rocket is scheduled to launch its sixth test flight into space just before sunset Tuesday evening.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with President-elect Donald Trump. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)

“Honored to have President @realDonaldTrump at our Starship launch!” Musk wrote in a post on X.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued “temporary flight restrictions for VIP movement” over Brownsville, Texas, on Monday.

Over the same time frame, flight restrictions are to be temporarily lifted over Trump’s property in Palm Beach, Florida.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk eventually intend to use the Starship rocket system to send people and cargo to Mars.

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SpaceX’s Starship lifts off during its fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal (REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters Photos)

Under its Artemis program, NASA also intends to to use Starship to land humans on the moon this decade, according to Reuters.

Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, became Trump’s top donor during the 2024 election. He officially endorsed Trump over the summer, when the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president survived the first assassination attempt.

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Former President Trump discussed his relationship with Elon Musk and where he stands on EV mandates during an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends’ on Thursday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/ Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize/ Fox News/Fox News)

He then went on to join the campaign trail, particularly in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Musk appeared on the site with Trump, Kid Rock and others to watch a UFC event at Madison Square Garden over the weekend.

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Along with Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk will co-head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut wasteful government spending in Trump’s second term.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.