SpaceX plans Starship test flight Friday with full recovery attempt
A second attempt to land the upper stage is set for Saturday, about 22.5 hours after the launch.
SpaceX is preparing a Starship launch scheduled for Friday, with an upper stage landing attempt planned for the following afternoon, local time. Ars Technica said it would be on hand at Starbase in Texas to cover the flight.
The launch would be a first for an orbital rocket, since no orbital rocket has ever been fully recovered with the intent of reusing all of its components. An analyst quoted in a MarketWatch report said it is hard to overstate the significance of the flight.
The flight is aimed at testing whether the full vehicle can be recovered and reused.
Key points
- Starship launch is scheduled for Friday from Starbase, Texas.
- An upper stage landing attempt is set for about 22.5 hours later, on Saturday afternoon local time.
- No orbital rocket has been fully recovered for reuse of all its components.
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