The company will launch its megarocket for its sixth test flight on Tuesday, hoping for another booster catch.
SpaceX is preparing for its second attempt to catch a massive rocket booster using its giant “chopstick” arms, as the company gears up for Starship’s sixth test flight.
Starship is set to launch on Tuesday, November 19, with a 30-minute launch window that opens at 5:00 p.m. ET. Just over a month since its, the rocket will lift off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, for another suborbital flight designed to test Starship’s reusability.A few days before its scheduled launch, SpaceX moved Starship’s Super Heavy booster to the launch mount at Starbase to prepare it for stacking atop the rocket’s upper stage.
Ultimately, SpaceX plans on retrieving and reusing both Starship’s booster and its upper stage. The company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk recently expressedSelectThe company is gearing up for the sixth test flight of the megarocket, with plans to significantly step up Starship's launch cadence next year.Space & SpaceflightSpace & SpaceflightThe space station is getting closer to retirement, and it's still in need of a deorbiting vehicle to lower it to its fiery death.
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