TECH - Elon Musk Pegs Fifth Starship Launch For First Week Of August: SpaceX Expected To Attempt A Booster Landing This Time | Benzinga
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the fifth flight of its ambitious Starship launch vehicle will be in the next 4 weeks. For the next test, the company is expected to attempt landing Starship’s booster back at Starbase instead of splashing it down in the Gulf of Mexico like last time.
What Happened: “Flight 5 in 4 weeks,” Musk said on X, formerly Twitter, pegging the next Starship launch around for around Aug. 2.
Flight 5 in 4 weeks https://t.co/K7pfdujrqx — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2024
SpaceX last launched Starship in the first half of June. During the test, the two stages of the vehicle – the Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy booster – separated and ...