SpaceX To Attempt Starship, Super Heavy Landings On Next Flight

Credit: SpaceX

A view of Starship in orbit as it deployed Starlink satellites. 

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX will attempt to land both the Super Heavy rocket and Starship upper stage as part of its next flight test, currently targeted to launch in November. “If we succeed, it will be the first time that an orbital launch vehicle has been fully recovered,” SpaceX founder, CEO and Chief Engineer Elon...
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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