November 19, 2024 at 9:24 AM SpaceX made history by returning the Heavy Booster to its launch site last month. SpaceX/Getty Images SpaceX is planning to launch Starship for the sixth time on Tuesday. It will once again try to catch Starship's booster rocket with its "Mechazilla" launch tower. Reports suggest that President-elect Trump may join Elon Musk for the launch. Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been inseparable since the election — and now Trump will reportedly attend the latest launch of Musk's giant Starship rocket. SpaceX is set to conduct the sixth test flight of Starship, the 165-foot spacecraft that Musk wants to use to take humanity to Mars, on Tuesday. After Starship blasts off from SpaceX's Starbase in Texas, the rocket company will again attempt to "catch" the craft's Falcon Heavy booster rocket in the giant chopstick arms of the "Mechazilla" launch tower. If all goes to plan, it will be the second time SpaceX has been able to successfully return to Earth the booster stage of the most powerful rocket ever built. The company's fifth launch in October was widely hailed as a landmark moment for space exploration, attracting praise from other tech CEOs, including Google's Sundar Pichai. This time, the launch could be watched by the incoming US president. Multiple reports on Monday suggested that Donald Trump is planning to attend the Starship launch — another indication of just how important a role Musk will likely play in the next administration. President-elect Donald Trump, flanked by Joe Rogan, Kid Rock, and Elon Musk, at a UFC bout. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC