Sixth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Fully reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
See DetailsThe Superheavy booster No. 13 will attempt return back to the launch site at Starbase.
Landing Attempt ConfirmedShip 31 (S31) is the 2nd stage vehicle to be used for the sixth Starship integrated flight test.
Starship DetailsSpace Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
INFO WIKIStarship will launch during the late afternoon so its descent into Indian Ocean is visible.
SpaceX has scheduled its next Starship test flight for as soon as Nov. 18, making incremental changes since the previous flight in October.
SpaceX completed a significant milestone in the Starship program with Flight 5 and is set to try to repeat it for Flight 6. Both vehicles are now Static-Fired and ready for integrated testing ahead of a potential November launch.