SpaceX To Hold Fifth Starship Flying Test In August

SpaceX will test Starship for the fifth time (photo: X @SpaceX)

JAKARTA The fourth and fifth test distances from Starship will not be during the first and second test flights. After successfully launching last June, Starship is planned to fly in August. Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, said that the fifth Starship testing was very close. Now, the billionaire has confirmed that "flight five in four weeks." Musk made this statement on platform X. All Starship testing was carried out on Starbase, SpaceX launch facility in South Texas. Initially, this spacecraft continued to explode at every test. However, the fourth test went smoothly and without any serious problems. The performance of Starship has improved, even SpaceX managed to separate the Super Heavy booster from the top level of Starship on time. Both landed in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean according to the plan.

Although Starship doesn't need to be investigated anymore if it crashes, SpaceX hopes that the next Starship launch will have fewer problems. The fewer problems, Starship will be ready to be used to fly to the Moon. The goal of the fifth flight will be slightly different from the previous four flights. SpaceX wants to re-launch the Super Heavy booster to the launch pad on Starbase. The company will use the Myr arm from the launch tower. This latest strategy could pose a risk, but SpaceX must take bolder action. Using this new strategy, SpaceX can check, update, and re-launch its boosters more quickly.