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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 Starship
Launch siteStarbase
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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[edit]

Vehicle testing ahead of launch[edit]

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]

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References[edit]

  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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