SpaceX has announced the date for the sixth Starship flight.
Elon Musk's space company announced on social media platform X that the sixth test flight of the Starship transportation system is scheduled for November 19. The launch window will open at 1:00 AM Moscow time. The duo of the spacecraft and Super Heavy booster will embark on a new flight from SpaceX's "Starbase" in South Texas.
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The sixth test launch will take place just over a month after the fifth.
The objectives of the sixth flight include returning the booster to the launch pad, relaunching the Raptor engines of the Starship spacecraft in space, as well as a series of experiments on thermal protection and maneuvering for the spacecraft's entry into the atmosphere and descent over the Indian Ocean.