Starship Rolls to Launch Pad for Sixth Test Flight
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Starship Rolls to Launch Pad for Sixth Test Flight
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SpaceX has transported the Starship spacecraft to the launch pad at Starbase, preparing for its sixth test flight scheduled for November 18. On November 12, Elon Musk’s company moved the...
show moreOn November 12, Elon Musk’s company moved the 50-meter-tall upper stage of Starship to the launch site at its facility in South Texas.
Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built. The vehicle consists of an upper stage—referred to as Starship or simply "Ship"—and a massive first-stage booster called Super Heavy. When stacked together, the rocket reaches nearly 122 meters tall, equivalent to half the height of the Eiffel Tower, and weighs approximately 3,000 tons.
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