November 19, 2024 at 11:55 AM SpaceX’s Starship rocket pictured on its launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas, on 18 November, 2024 (SpaceX) SpaceX will attempt to launch and land its Starship rocket on Tuesday in another crucial test of Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions. The sixth Starship flight test will see SpaceX once again attempt to catch the rocket’s Super Heavy booster using “chopstick” arms at the launch tower at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Measuring 120-metres-tall, Starship is the biggest rocket ever built, capable of carrying up to 100 people. SpaceX hopes to use it to ferry crew and cargo across the solar system, aiming to establish a permanent human colony on Mars by 2050. Tuesday’s launch will be uncrewed, with a splashdown of the upper stage Starship rocket targeted for the Indian Ocean. There will also be additional objectives for the mission, including a first in-space burn using a single Raptor engine. A 30-minute launch window will open at 4pm local time (10pm GMT), with a live stream broadcast beginning 40 minutes before lift-off. What happened during the last Starship flight test? 16:54 , Anthony Cuthbertson It’s only been a month since the last Starship flight test, which saw SpaceX successfully catch the Super Heavy booster rocket using “chopstick arms” on the launch tower for the first time. (SpaceX) “Are you kidding me?” SpaceX’s Dan Huot said from the launch site. “I am shaking right now.” SpaceX’s Kate Tice added: “This is a day for the engineering history books.” You can read all about it here: