SpaceX Targets Starship Launch On October 13

SpaceX will launch Starship (photo: dock. SpaceX)

AKARTA SpaceX, through its official account on platform X, said it was preparing for its fifth Starship flight test. This Megarocket is targeted to fly as fast as October 13.

Although the launch date has been set, the company owned by Elon Musk is still awaiting approval from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). Apparently, SpaceX is trying to force the FAA to cancel their plans to postpone the launch license.

Previously, the FAA repeatedly stated that Starship flight test licenses needed to be postponed until November. This decision was made because SpaceX failed to complete analysis of the sonic explosion at the previous launch on time.

SpaceX and the FAA also argued about delaying the Starship launch license. According to SpaceX, the FAA's decision was excessive. However, the FAA argues that this delay would not have happened if SpaceX followed the regulations.

"The delay in Starship's launch has something to do with SpaceX's application submission," FAA Administrator Mike happened some time ago. "They have violated Texas and federal law in several ways, and that is a requirement to obtain a permit."

SpaceX still feels that the FAA's actions are an excessive and unreasonable environmental analyst. For SpaceX, the FAA's actions do not focus on critical safety analysis and are driven by misreporting and misleading.

Meanwhile, through its official website, SpaceX revealed that the fifth Starship launch will bring enormous improvements. In this test flight, SpaceX will focus on a reusable system or the repeated use of Starship.

"The main target is to try to return to the launch site for the first time and capture the Super Heavy booster and re-entry and land the Starship, which aims to land the Starship on target in the Indian Ocean," SpaceX said.

It is not yet known whether this grand plan will be approved by the FAA in the near future. If the aviation agency is still delaying licensing to continue the analysis, SpaceX may be taking other ways to launch Starship more quickly.