Two-stage test launch rockets Starship is scheduled for Sunday, October 13 at 14:25 time Polish. SpaceX has a 30-minute window to launch the Flight 5 mission. The world's most powerful launch vehicle is scheduled to take off from the Starbase complex in Boca Chica, Texas. The test can be viewed on social media, including: on the SpaceX company profile on the X website.
Starship rocket launch. SpaceX has an ambitious plan
This will be the fifth attempt flight test Starship. This time, SpaceX wants to test a system that allows the rocket to return to the launch site. Elon Musk's company also wants to capture the first stage of the SuperHeavy rocket.
Once Starship separates from SuperHeavy, the booster is scheduled to return to the launch site. The first stage of the rocket is to be captured in the air by huge metal pincers, the so-called Mechazilla. If conditions are not favorable for this operation, the SuperHeavy will land in the Gulf of Mexico. Whereas the Starship is to perform flight around the Earth, re-enter the atmosphere, decelerate and land safely in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX is preparing the fifth test flight of the Starship rocket
“SpaceX engineers have spent years preparing and months of testing trying to catch the booster, and technicians have devoted tens of thousands of hours to building the infrastructure that will maximize our chances of success.” written by SpaceX in the mission review. “Starship's fifth test flight will aim to take another step towards full and rapid reusability,” it added.