How to watch SpaceX launch Flight 6 of its Starship megarocket today
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- Nov 19, 2024
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Just before sunset this evening (Nov. 19) on the outskirts of the southernmost town in Texas, SpaceX's Starship rocket is scheduled to launch on its sixth test flight to space, and you can watch it live on Space.com.
The two-stage reusable vehicle is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, consisting of the Starship upper stage and its Super Heavy booster. Today's launch, designated Integrated Flight Test-6 (IFT-6), is scheduled to lift off during a 30-minute window that opens at 5:00 p.m. EST (2100 GMT; 4 p.m. local Texas time).
This will be SpaceX's second Starship launch in as many months, having successfully flown IFT-5 on Oct. 13. Today's launch will largely mirror that most recent flight, with the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms, and a controlled splashdown of Starship in the Indian Ocean.
The livestream for SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 will begin 30 minutes before the opening of the launch window, around 4:30 p.m. EST (2030 GMT). SpaceX's official stream can be found through the company's X account, which will be simulcast on the Space.com YouTube channel, VideoFromSpace. Live coverage of the launch will also appear at the top of the Space.com homepage.
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