Space Ops: Starship Flight 6

SpaceX ship 31

Ship 31 was transported to the launchpad on Nov. 12, with liftoff onboard a Super Heavy booster from Boca Chica Beach, Texas, targeted for 5 p.m. EST Nov. 18.

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX plans to step up the cadence of Starship-Super Heavy flight tests, with a sixth launch slated for Nov. 18 that is designed to build on last month’s successful booster landing catch and upper-stage splashdown. On Oct. 13, a Super Heavy booster on its first attempt returned to SpaceX’s Boca...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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