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SpaceX's Starship is expected to launch on Thursday April 20 following the delay of it's initial launch date of Monday, April 17. In light of its first orbital launch, we've rounded up the coolest Starship-themed items - or Starship swag - you can get on Amazon.

It doesn't matter if you're wanting something to wear or something cool to look at, there's a lot of out-of-this Starship products you can get. Of course, we've rounded up the very best but we've also made sure to include something for everyone and every budget, regardless of needs and wants. However, if outer space is your thing, but SpaceX isn't, you can always discover the best telescopes, telescope deals and best binoculars and explore the known universe yourself.

The launch itself is due to take place at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas at 9:28 a.m. EDT during a 62-minute window that will last until 10:30 a.m. It will not take you quite that long to secure your share of SpaceX stash but some of the highlights below include a blueprint T-shirt (opens in new tab) and a sizable, buildable model (opens in new tab).

Whether it's something that looks cool, something to wear or something to build, you can show your passion for spaceflight and celebrate SpaceX's Starship orbital launch in a range of different ways.

When it comes to the individual items, we've made sure to only include ones made of quality materials. The metal signs feature quality metal as well as pre-drilled holes for easy instillation. The building kit features non-toxic materials and smooth edges while the desktop model is made of alloy steel. The T-shirts are machine washable, made of cotton and most importantly, everything looks amazing.

We've explained everything you need to know when it comes to SpaceX's Starship orbital launch. It's a significant launch not just in terms of spaceflight, as it's the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever build, but it's also Starship's first orbital launch.

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Over the years, Elon Musk has been praised for his contributions to the automotive and space industries, hitting new milestones and leading the way. Recently, afellow billionaire shared his thoughts on the greatest contribution Musk has made to society.

What Happened: The recent test launch of Starship by SpaceX, which saw the record-breaking rocket successfully launch before blowing up in the air, has ignited a debate over whether the launch was a success or a failure for SpaceX and Musk.

While some have criticized Musk and SpaceX, Indian billionaire Anand Mahindra expressed admirationfor Musk in a tweet.

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The most significant contribution to business by Elon Musk will not be Tesla or SpaceX but his unwavering attitude towards risk. Most people would be permanently discouraged by such a failure. However, by treating each initiative as a learning experiment (and having the resources to do so), you essentially expand the boundaries of knowledge and progress, Mahindra tweeted.

The comments from the Mahindra Group Chairman come as Musk and SpaceX were already excited to get back to work on preparing for the next rocket launch.

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Why Its Important: The narrative surrounding Musk encompasses his roles as an investor, entrepreneur, and a visionary with an optimistic outlook.

Musk has shared over the years stories of how Tesla and SpaceX were both close to bankruptcy. Now the companies are worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Perhaps more importantly, both Tesla and SpaceX have revolutionized their respective sectors, which came from Musk being able to recognize risk andovercome adversity.

If Musk stopped after the first failure for Tesla or SpaceX, neither company would be around today.

In the realm of the space industry, SpaceX experienced multiple setbacks before achieving a historic milestone with the first reusable rocket. Thanks to the technology developed after numerous failures, the expenses associated with space exploration and sending cargo into space have been substantially reduced.

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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) SpaceX called off the first launch attempt of its giant rocket Monday after a problem cropped up during fueling.

Elon Musks company had planned to fly the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border.

The test flight was called off with just over eight minutes left in the countdown because of a stuck valve needed to pressurize the first-stage booster. Launch controllers couldnt fix the frozen valve in time, but for practice, took the clocks down to the 40-second mark before halting the countdown.

No people or satellites were aboard. There wont be another try until at least Thursday.

Learned a lot today, Musk tweeted after the flight was postponed.

The company plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to the moon and, ultimately, Mars.

On the eve of the launch attempt, cars, campers, RVs and even bicycles and horses jammed the only road leading to the launch pad, where the stainless steel rocket towered above the flat scrubland and prairie. Enthusiasts posed in front of the giant letters that spelled out Starbase at the entrance of the SpaceX complex, and in front of the rocket two miles farther down the road, which ended at a beach on the Gulf of Mexico.

On Monday, spectators were barred from the area, and instead packed a beach about six miles away on South Padre Island.

Ernesto and Maria Carreon drove two hours from Mission, Texas, with their two daughters, 5 and 7, to watch.

I got sad. They got sad, when the launch attempt was canceled, Maria Carreon said.

They cant return for the next try but planned to have fun on the beach Monday.

Michelle Vancampenhout, on vacation from Green Bay, Wisconsin, said shell be back.

Its a once-in-a-lifetime experience to see it, she said.

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SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket is getting ready to fly again.

Elon Musk's company conducted a "static fire" (opens in new tab) with the Falcon Heavy on Thursday (April 13), briefly igniting the vehicle's 27 first-stage Merlin engines on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

Static fires are common preflight tests, designed to ensure that a rocket's various systems are primed for launch. And that liftoff is just around the corner for the Falcon Heavy: It's scheduled to fly from KSC on Tuesday (April 18) at 7:29 p.m. EDT (2329 GMT).

You can watch the liftoff live here at Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, when the time comes.

Related: SpaceX's 1st Falcon Heavy rocket launched Elon Musk's Tesla into space 5 years ago

The upcoming launch will send two satellites toward geostationary orbit. The primary payload is the 14,000-pound (6,400 kilograms) ViaSat-3 Americas, a broadband satellite that will be operated by California-based company Viasat.

The secondary satellite flying on Tuesday is Arcturus, a communications craft belonging to San Francisco-based Astranis Space Technologies.

"Although it only weighs 300 kg [660 pounds], the mighty communications satellite has the ability to provide data throughput up to 7.5 Gbps for ... Alaska and the surrounding region," EverydayAstronaut.com wrote (opens in new tab) of Arcturus in a description of the Falcon Heavy mission.

The Tuesday launch will be the sixth overall for Falcon Heavy, which debuted in February 2018 with a test flight that sent Musk's red Tesla Roadster into orbit around the sun with a spacesuit-clad mannequin at the wheel.

The Falcon Heavy's most recent flight, a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force called USSF-67, occurred in January of this year.

The Falcon Heavy consists of three strapped-together first stages of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, with the central booster topped by an upper stage and the payload(s). These three first-stage boosters are designed to be reusable, but none of them will be recovered on Tuesday, according to EverydayAstronaut.com. (There apparently won't be enough fuel left over for the boosters to steer themselves back to Earth for safe touchdowns.)

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A robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is returning to Earth today (April 15) after a month parked at the International Space Station.

The Dragon CRS-27 supply ship undocked from the International Space Station at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 GMT) as both spacecraft orbited high over the Indian Ocean, beginning an hours-long trip back to its home planet. It splashed down off the Florida coast at about 4:58 p.m. EDT (2058 GMT), SpaceX wrote in a Twitter update (opens in new tab).

"After re-entering Earths atmosphere, the spacecraft will make a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of Florida on Saturday, April 15," NASA wrote in blog post (opens in new tab). NASA will not livestream the Dragon capsule's splashdown.

Related: Facts about SpaceX's Dragon capsule

The Dragon launched into orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on March 14, kicking off SpaceX's 27th robotic cargo run to the orbiting lab for NASA.

The Dragon carried up about 6,300 pounds (2,860 kilograms) of supplies on its mission, which is known as CRS-27. (CRS stands for "commercial resupply services.") The cargo included a variety of hardware, 60 different scientific experiments and some gustatory treats for the station astronauts.

"The crews requested some fresh fruit and refrigerated cheeses," Phil Dempsey, NASA's International Space Station Program transportation integration manager, said during a CRS-27 prelaunch press conference on March 13. "So on board are apples, blueberries, grapefruit, oranges [and] cherry tomatoes, as well as a few different cheeses."

The CRS-27 Dragon will carry about 4,300 pounds (1,950 kg) of "experiment hardware and research samples" down to Earth with it today, according to the NASA blog post.

This is a unique capability of the SpaceX capsule. The other two robotic cargo craft that currently service the space station Russia's Progress vehicle and Northop Grumman's Cygnus are designed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere when their time in orbit is up.

Editor's note: This story was updated at 1:45 pm ET to reflect the successful undocking of the Dragon CRS-27 spacecraft.

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