| Musk: Erster BFR-Flug im 1. Halbjahr 2019 |  |
In a talk at SXSW, Elon Musk said he expected the spacecraft's first "short up-and-down flights" by the first half of 2019. He was quick to hedge his claim, noting that his timelines tend to be "optimistic".
[https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/11/spacex-may-test-bfr-rocket-in-first-half-2019/]