SpaceX is making the final preparations for the 11th launch of the Starship megarocket, which is set to take place at its Starbase site in southern Texas in exactly one week from now.
SpaceX is making the final preparations for the 11th launch of the Starship megarocket, which is set to take place at its Starbase site in southern Texas in exactly one week from now. Space enthusiast site NASASpaceflight shared a short video showing SpaceX prepping the launch tower for the arrival of the first-stage Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage Ship spacecraft.
The video shows the tower’s so-called “chopsticks” practicing the maneuver that will stack the Ship onto the Super Heavy, ready for flight. The same chopsticks have been used in several earlier flights to secure the reusable Super Heavy booster on its return, though on the 11th flight the vehicle will attempt a soft, controlled touchdown on water rather than return to base. Recommended Videos The Ship will also land on water, though as soon as next year SpaceX will attempt to bring the Ship back to base, landing it using the chopsticks. When fully tested and licensed, SpaceX will work with NASA to use the Starship to carry crew and cargo to the moon as part of the Artemis program. The rocket could also be used for the first human mission to Mars. Creating around 17 million pounds of thrust at launch, the Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built and create an astonishing spectacle as it lifts off the ground. The 10 flights to date have produced mixed results, though the company likes to make clear that its method of inflight testing embraces errors, with each mission viewed as a learning opportunity thanks to the huge amount of data that’s generated by each flight. Related: Watch SpaceX’s cinematic preview of 11th Starship rocket flight As it has done with all of the other flights, SpaceX will be livestreaming the 11th flight on Monday, October 13. Digital Trends has all the information you need to watch the launch. And here’s everything we know about the upcoming flight.
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