SpaceX To Hold Sixth Starship Flying Test On September 19

JAKARTA SpaceX successfully held its fifth Starship flight test on October 13. Continuing this success, the company owned by Elon Musk will hold its sixth flight test on November 19.

On the previous flight, SpaceX successfully re-landed the Super Heavy booster to the launch pad using Mechazilla, a giant tower specifically designed to capture rockets or spacecraft.

In the next test flight, SpaceX wants to achieve a new target by turning on the ship's rapper engine while Starship is in space, testing the heat shield, and changing maneuvers during the de-orbit process and landing of aircraft in the Indian Ocean.

"The next Starship flight test aims to expand the scope of the ship's capabilities and rocket boosters and is getting closer to reusing the entire system online," SpaceX said via its official website recently.

Starship and Super Heavy booster will launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The first launch window will open at around 05.00 WIB. The launch time will be adjusted to weather conditions in space.

In addition to using the same launch pad as previous test flights, SpaceX will also maintain its sub-orbital trajectory. Before performing a de-orbit, SpaceX plans to use a rapper's engine when burning in space.

"The plane will also deliberately fly at higher attacking angles in the final phase of the decline, deliberately emphasizing the limits of flight control to obtain data on future landing profiles," SpaceX explained.