SpaceX’s Starship rocket will be launched for a sixth test flight next week, the latest experiment by the Elon Musk-owned aerospace firm to create reusable spacecraft after a previous test resulted in a “seminal moment” for the company.

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SpaceX's next venture for the Starship may take place next week, November 18, when it secured a launch window for the rocket's sixth test flight out of Boca Chica, Texas, which will focus on the same trajectory as its successful Flight 5.

The massive rocket is at the center of the company’s ambitions for space exploration, and Elon Musk’s longtime plan to send people to Mars.

The latest flight test comes roughly a month after the Super Heavy booster was successfully caught by two robotic arms and returned to the launch site during the Starship's fifth flight test. The sixth flight test hopes to build on that momentum with upgrades made to both hardware and software controls.

Here is an explanation of the time and what capabilities are to be tested by SpaceX from the 6th Starship test this week.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket is set to takeoff on its sixth uncrewed flight test as early as Monday evening from Boca Chica, Texas.

The upcoming test flight is expected to lift off on Nov. 19 during a 30-minute window that opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT). The Starship megarocket, which consists of two fully reu

SpaceX has shared images of the massive Starship rocket on the launchpad ahead of its sixth test flight, which is currently set for Tuesday.