Elon Musk’s SpaceX ready to make history: schedule and how to watch the Starship launch online

SpaceX has made history by allowing a ship to return to the launch tower after a mission, but the aerospace company led by Elon Musk is even more ambitious. Starship will make a sixth flight test to improve the rocket reuse system.

The tests will take place at the Starbase facilities in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX hopes to test the ship’s heat shield and Raptor engine ignition system in space to gather data for future missions.

The aerospace company is looking to improve the system’s hardware and software. “The next Starship flight test aims to expand the capabilities of the ship and booster and move closer to the possibility of reusing the entire system online,” according to SpaceX in a release of the event.

When will Starship’s sixth flight test be?

The sixth Starship launch will take place this November 19 and the launch is expected to last about 30 minutes. The mission It will start at 4:00 p.m. central time in the United States, 10:00 p.m. in Spain (peninsular time).

The transmission of the sixth test will occur live on the official social networks of SpaceX as the company has done in previous launches, the X TV application and specialized websites such as Space.com.

The aerospace company has warned that The final time could vary depending on technical or weather conditions. SpaceX has recommended being attentive to the news that they will publish on their X account throughout the day and on their official website.

If Musk’s plans are fulfilled, SpaceX will repeat the milestone of the fifth launch when it managed to land the Super Heavy in a controlled manner on a tower with mechanical arms. The booster rocket will try return to the launch site in Texas or head to an alternative trajectory in the Gulf of Mexico to carry out a controlled ditching if problems arise.

SpaceX is already thinking about the seventh test with innovations such as forward flaps, larger fuel tanks and an improved thermal protection system. Elon Musk dreams of building completely reusable rockets that would greatly reduce the costs of traveling to space.

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