SpaceX Prepares Starship Flight 6 for Nov. 18 Launch with Unique Banana Touch

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SpaceX Prepares Starship Flight 6 for Nov. 18 Launch with Unique Banana Touch
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SpaceX has moved both stages of its sixth Starship vehicle to the launch pad at its Starbase site in South Texas, preparing for a test flight scheduled for November 18, 2024. The Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage will be stacked to form the largest and most powerful rocket ever built. The upcoming flight aims to test booster recovery, engine reignition in space, and heatshield experiments, with the booster returning to the launch site and the Starship splashing down in the Indian Ocean.

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