SpaceX announced on Tuesday its plans to launch the 11th Starship test flight on October 13 from the Starbase facility in South Texas. The launch window opens at 6:15 p.m. Central Time, and the mission follows a successful 10th test conducted on August. The booster will operate with 24 Raptor engines, but will not attempt a return to the launch site for recovery.
The upper stage will deploy eight Starlink simulators during the flight test. The spacecraft measures more than 400 feet tall when fully assembled, and remains the largest rocket ever constructed. SpaceX continues developing Starship for lunar missions through NASA's Artemis program, and for eventual Mars colonization efforts.
The upper stage will deploy eight Starlink simulators during the flight test. The spacecraft measures more than 400 feet tall when fully assembled, and remains the largest rocket ever constructed. SpaceX continues developing Starship for lunar missions through NASA's Artemis program, and for eventual Mars colonization efforts.
