SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 6

SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 6 (IFT-6) will be the sixth integrated flight test of a prototype Starship launch vehicle. The prototype vehicles planned to be flown are the Ship 31 upper-stage and Booster 13.[1]

Starship IFT-6
NamesIntegrated Flight Test-6
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorSpaceX
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftShip 31
Spacecraft typeSpaceX Starship
ManufacturerSpaceX
Start of mission
Launch dateNET 2024 (2024)
RocketSpaceX Super Heavy Booster 13
Launch siteStarbase
 

SpaceX is expecting to perform the flight test in 2024.[2][3] As of June 2024, the flight profile for flight 6 remains unknown.

Background

Vehicle testing ahead of launch

S31 was rolled to Masseys for cryogenic testing on May 11.[4] During its first cryogenic test on May 12, an electrical anomaly occurred,[5] and was rolled back to the production site for repairs on May 15.[6]

See also


References
  1. NASASpaceflight (May 8, 2024). SpaceX Static Fires Ship 30 in Preparation for the Fifth Starship Flight. Retrieved May 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. RGV Aerial Photography (May 19, 2024). Starbase Weekly, Ep.116: Ship 26 Testing at the new Test Stand!. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. "SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day". KVEO-TV. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. Bergin, Chris (May 11, 2024). "With Booster 11 (Flight 4) now at the launch site. Ship 31 (Flight 6) is preparing to roll to Masseys". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  5. Ship 29 Rolled Out for Full Starship Stack Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  6. NASASpaceflight (July 12, 2021). Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via YouTube.
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