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| Names | Integrated Flight Test-6 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Flight test |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ship 31 |
| Spacecraft type | SpaceX Starship |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET 2024 |
| Rocket | SpaceX Super Heavy Booster 13 |
| Launch site | Starbase |
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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]
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
- ^ NASASpaceflight (May 8, 2024). SpaceX Static Fires Ship 30 in Preparation for the Fifth Starship Flight. Retrieved May 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ RGV Aerial Photography (May 19, 2024). Starbase Weekly, Ep.116: Ship 26 Testing at the new Test Stand!. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day". KVEO-TV. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ship 29 Rolled Out for Full Starship Stack Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ 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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