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October 12th, 2024
Image credit: SpaceX
The Elon Musk/SpaceX Starship’s fifth flight test from Texas could launch as soon as October 13, pending regulatory, FAA approval.
That approval has just been issued: “The FAA has issued a license modification authorizing SpaceX to launch multiple missions of the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle on the Flight 5 mission profile.”
According to the FAA in an October 12 statement, it determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight.
“The Flight 5 mission profile involves launch of the combined Starship/Super Heavy vehicle from Boca Chica, Texas, a return to the launch site of the Super Heavy booster rocket for a catch attempt by the launch tower, and a water landing of the Starship vehicle in the Indian Ocean west of Australia,” adds the FAA determination.
The Starship’s launch window will open as early as 7:00 a.m. Central Time on October 13.
To view the action, you can watch at:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-5
Or go to the new X TV app.
How could this possibly work?
According to SpaceX, the fifth flight test of Starship has the primary objectives of attempting the first ever return to launch site and catch of the Super Heavy booster and another Starship reentry and landing burn, aiming for an on-target splashdown of Starship in the Indian Ocean.
For a detailed review of what may take place, go to the Everyday Astronaut website that asks: “How Could This Possibly Work?!”
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