SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket in key test ahead of 6th test flight (photos)
The largest, most powerful rocket ever built is about to launch on its sixth test flight. SpaceX's Starship upper stage and Super Heavy booster are stacked next to the launch tower at the company's Starbase launch and test facility in southern Texas ahead of the vehicle's next mission, which is scheduled for tomorrow evening (Nov. 19).
SpaceX prepare for Starship Flight 6, another Booster...
During the final stages of reentry, SpaceX will fly Ship 31 at a higher angle of attack to test the limits of flap control and future landing profiles. Assuming Ship 31 makes it through reentry, there is the potential of gaining Ship landing views like the old suborbital hop days.
adding that the fourth flight landed roughly 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) away from its intended splashdown site in the ...
You can watch a live webcast of the flight test on the SpaceX website or their X page, @SpaceX, from 30 minutes before the launch window opens at 4 p.m. local time.
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SpaceX Starship Flight 6: What to watch forThe largest and most powerful rocket to ever fly could lift off on its sixth test flight as early as Monday at 5 p.m. EST.
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