SpaceX Will Try to Catch Super Heavy in the Air Again

SpaceX to launch Starship’s next test flight Monday, November 18 He announced that he planned to hold the day. This powerful rocket consists of the Super Heavy booster and the upper stage Starship spacecraft, which NASA aims to use in Moon and Mars missions. Starship, which produces approximately 17 million pounds of thrust at the time of launch, is currently the most powerful rocket in the world.

SpaceX also published a detailed statement about the purposes of the Starship flight test. In the statement, the new flight is the rocket’s will push the limits of both booster and spacecraft capabilities. It was stated that important steps would be taken towards the reuse of the system.

What is the aim of the new test?

The goals of the test include capturing the Super Heavy in the air for a second time and bringing it back to the launch site, having the Starship re-ignite a Raptor engine in space, and re-entering the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean to perform a series of heat shield and maneuver trials.

The previous test flight took place on October 13 and was recorded as the most successful flight ever. In this flight, Super Heavy successfully carried the Starship into orbit and then returned to Earth. He was safely captured by giant mechanical arms attached to the launch tower.

The new flight test will be conducted from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas. Live broadcast will begin 30 minutes before departure and the event can be watched live on X.

Images of Super Heavy captured in the air for the first time;