Sixth launch of SpaceX Starship
SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 6 (IFT-6 ) will be the sixth integrated flight test of a prototype Starship launch vehicle . The prototype vehicles planned to be flown are the Ship 31 upper-stage and Booster 13 .[1]
SpaceX is expecting to perform the flight test in 2024.[2] [3] As of July 2024, the flight profile for flight 6 remains unknown.
Background
Vehicle testing ahead of launch
S31 was rolled to Masseys for cryogenic testing on May 11.[4] During its first cryogenic test on May 12, an electrical anomaly occurred,[5] and was rolled back to the production site for repairs on May 15.[6] S31 completed a successful cryogenic test in early July.[7]
See also
References
^ NASASpaceflight (May 8, 2024). SpaceX Static Fires Ship 30 in Preparation for the Fifth Starship Flight . Retrieved May 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
^ RGV Aerial Photography (May 19, 2024). Starbase Weekly, Ep.116: Ship 26 Testing at the new Test Stand! . Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
^ "SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day" . KVEO-TV . May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ Bergin, Chris (May 11, 2024). "With Booster 11 (Flight 4) now at the launch site. Ship 31 (Flight 6) is preparing to roll to Masseys" . X (formerly Twitter) . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ Ship 29 Rolled Out for Full Starship Stack Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica . Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
^ NASASpaceflight (July 12, 2021). Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility . Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via YouTube.
^ WAI Plus (July 4, 2024). SpaceX' Tower 2 is getting Ready for Stacking! - Ship 31 Cryo Test . Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via YouTube.
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