SpeceX is gearing up for another test flight of the Starship on Monday, November 18.
As Space X gears up for the sixth test flight of its mighty Starship, the company has shared images of the rocket out on the launchpad at the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The images capture the striking view of the almost 400-foot-tall rocket, with the 165-foot-tall upper stage mounted on top of the Super Heavy booster.
“The next Starship flight test aims to expand the envelope on ship and booster capabilities and get closer to bringing reuse of the entire system online,” SpaceX wrote in an update. “Objectives include the booster once again returning to the launch site for catch, reigniting a ship Raptor engine while in space, and testing a suite of heatshield experiments and maneuvering changes for ship reentry and descent over the Indian Ocean.
Recommended Videos In addition to preparing for this next test flight of Starship, SpaceX has also been busy today with a Starlink launch, which marks the company’s 17th launch in just 31 days. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched at 8:21 a.m. ET on November 14 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, and deployed its satellites shortly after. This follows another launch yesterday — this was a Starlink mission too, with 20 Starlink satellites launched at 9:23 p.
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