SpaceX is getting ready to launch its mighty Starship on its fifth test flight, scheduled for Sunday, October 13.
With a mostly-successful fourth test flight behind it, the Starship has already been into orbit and returned to Earth mostly intact. This time, Space X will be hoping to catch its Super Heavy booster as well as taking the upper stage Starship into orbit.
Recommended Videos To watch the test, you can tune into to SpaceX’s live stream, which will be shown on X :— SpaceX October 12, 2024The company has described its ambitions for catching the Super Heavy booster in a blog post, as it will use a pair of giant mechanical arms referred to as chopsticks to try to hold the booster as it comes in to land at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas.
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