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SpaceX will perform Starship double catch attempt with Flight 15

SpaceX will perform Starship double catch attempt with Flight 15 NASA library image

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SpaceX is targeting no earlier than November 13 for Starship Flight 15, launching from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, pending FAA approval. Booster 22 and Ship 42 will fly the fourth test of Starship V3, deploying Starlink Group 31-2 satellites, with Super Heavy attempting a booster catch and Starship attempting to return to the launch site for a pad-arm catch, the first time both have been tried on the same flight.

SpaceX plans to attempt what will be a defining moment in rocket reusability on Starship Flight 15. As Elon Musk announced in a recent X post, SpaceX will attempt to catch both the Super Heavy Booster and the Starship upper stage during the upcoming orbital flight. If successful, it will mark the first time that […] The post SpaceX will perform Starship double catch attempt with Flight 15 appeared first on TESLARATI .

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