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'''SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 6''' ('''IFT-6''') will be the sixth integrated [[flight test]] of a [[test article (aerospace)|prototype]] [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]] [[launch vehicle]]. According to [[NASASpaceflight]], the prototype vehicles expected to be flown are the [[SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)#Ships 28–32|Ship 31]] upper-stage and [[SpaceX Super Heavy#B9-B12|Booster 13]].<ref>{{Citation |title=SpaceX Revving Up for Starship Flight 3: {{!}} Starbase Update |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxlV8tNBSSs |access-date=2024-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129195457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxlV8tNBSSs |archive-date=29 January 2024 |url-status=live |language=en |quote=Then there's Flight 6, which if all of the other numbers line up as we suspect, is slated to be flown by Booster 13 and Ship 31.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/05/flight-4-wdr-campaign/ |title=Starship Flight 4 begins Wet Dress Rehearsal campaign |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=May 16, 2024 |website=[[NASASpaceflight]] |access-date=July 17, 2024 |quote=Ship 31’s other half, which is assumed to be Booster 13 }}</ref>
'''Starship flight test 6''' will be the sixth [[flight test]] of a [[SpaceX Starship]] launch vehicle. According to [[NASASpaceflight]], the [[test article (aerospace)|prototype]] vehicles expected to be flown are the [[SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)#Ships 28–32|Ship 31]] upper-stage and [[SpaceX Super Heavy#B9-B12|Booster 13]].<ref>{{Citation |title=SpaceX Revving Up for Starship Flight 3: {{!}} Starbase Update | date=January 29, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxlV8tNBSSs |access-date=2024-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129195457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxlV8tNBSSs |archive-date=29 January 2024 |url-status=live |language=en |quote=Then there's Flight 6, which if all of the other numbers line up as we suspect, is slated to be flown by Booster 13 and Ship 31.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/05/flight-4-wdr-campaign/ |title=Starship Flight 4 begins Wet Dress Rehearsal campaign |last=Weber |first=Ryan |date=May 16, 2024 |website=[[NASASpaceflight]] |access-date=July 17, 2024 |quote=Ship 31’s other half, which is assumed to be Booster 13 }}</ref>


[[SpaceX]] is expecting to perform the flight test in 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZZbtLRoZog |title=Starbase Weekly, Ep.116: Ship 26 Testing at the new Test Stand! |date=May 19, 2024 |last=RGV Aerial Photography |access-date=May 19, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2024 |title=SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day |url=https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/spacex-speaks-at-boca-chica-on-future-plans/ |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=KVEO-TV |language=en-US}}</ref> As of July 2024, the flight profile for flight 6 remains unknown.
[[SpaceX]] is expecting to perform the flight test in 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZZbtLRoZog |title=Starbase Weekly, Ep.116: Ship 26 Testing at the new Test Stand! |date=May 19, 2024 |last=RGV Aerial Photography |access-date=May 19, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2024 |title=SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day |url=https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/spacex-speaks-at-boca-chica-on-future-plans/ |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=KVEO-TV |language=en-US}}</ref> As of July 2024, the flight profile for flight 6 remains unknown.
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== Background ==
== Background ==
=== Vehicle testing ahead of launch ===
=== Vehicle testing ahead of launch ===
S31 was rolled to Masseys for cryogenic testing on May 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergin |first=Chris |date=May 11, 2024 |title=With Booster 11 (Flight 4) now at the launch site. Ship 31 (Flight 6) is preparing to roll to Masseys. |url=https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1789159230995345769 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> During its first cryogenic test on May 12, an electrical anomaly occurred,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh2JweC3ETE |title=Ship 29 Rolled Out for Full Starship Stack Testing {{!}} SpaceX Boca Chica |language=en |access-date=2024-05-14 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and was rolled back to the production site for repairs on May 15.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg |title=Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility |date=2021-07-12 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2024-05-15 |via=YouTube}}</ref> S31 completed a successful cryogenic test in early July.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEeKU_q7x9M |title=SpaceX' Tower 2 is getting Ready for Stacking! - Ship 31 Cryo Test |date=2024-07-04 |last=WAI Plus |access-date=2024-07-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
[[Starship Ship 31]] (S31) was rolled to [[Massey's Test Site|Masseys Test Site]] at Spacex Starbase in Texas for cryogenic testing on May 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergin |first=Chris |date=May 11, 2024 |title=With Booster 11 (Flight 4) now at the launch site. Ship 31 (Flight 6) is preparing to roll to Masseys. |url=https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1789159230995345769 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> During its first cryogenic test on May 12, an electrical anomaly occurred,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh2JweC3ETE |title=Ship 29 Rolled Out for Full Starship Stack Testing {{!}} SpaceX Boca Chica |language=en |access-date=2024-05-14 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and Starship Ship 31 was rolled back to the production site for repairs on May 15.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg |title=Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility |date=2021-07-12 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2024-05-15 |via=YouTube}}</ref> S31 completed a successful cryogenic test in early July.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEeKU_q7x9M |title=SpaceX' Tower 2 is getting Ready for Stacking! - Ship 31 Cryo Test |date=2024-07-04 |last=WAI Plus |access-date=2024-07-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 17:52, 13 August 2024

Starship flight test 6
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorSpaceX
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftStarship Ship 31
Spacecraft typeStarship
ManufacturerSpaceX
Start of mission
Launch dateLate 2024 (expected)
RocketSuper Heavy (B13)
Launch siteStarbase, OLM-A

Starship flight test 6 will be the sixth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. According to NASASpaceflight, the prototype vehicles expected to be flown are the Ship 31 upper-stage and Booster 13.[1][2]

SpaceX is expecting to perform the flight test in 2024.[3][4] As of July 2024, the flight profile for flight 6 remains unknown.

Background

Vehicle testing ahead of launch

Starship Ship 31 (S31) was rolled to Masseys Test Site at Spacex Starbase in Texas for cryogenic testing on May 11.[5] During its first cryogenic test on May 12, an electrical anomaly occurred,[6] and Starship Ship 31 was rolled back to the production site for repairs on May 15.[7] S31 completed a successful cryogenic test in early July.[8]

See also


References

  1. ^ SpaceX Revving Up for Starship Flight 3: | Starbase Update, January 29, 2024, archived from the original on January 29, 2024, retrieved February 13, 2024, Then there's Flight 6, which if all of the other numbers line up as we suspect, is slated to be flown by Booster 13 and Ship 31.
  2. ^ Weber, Ryan (May 16, 2024). "Starship Flight 4 begins Wet Dress Rehearsal campaign". NASASpaceflight. Retrieved July 17, 2024. Ship 31's other half, which is assumed to be Booster 13
  3. ^ RGV Aerial Photography (May 19, 2024). Starbase Weekly, Ep.116: Ship 26 Testing at the new Test Stand!. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day". KVEO-TV. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Ship 29 Rolled Out for Full Starship Stack Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ NASASpaceflight (July 12, 2021). Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ WAI Plus (July 4, 2024). SpaceX' Tower 2 is getting Ready for Stacking! - Ship 31 Cryo Test. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via YouTube.
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