SpaceX’s fifth Starship test flight will most likely take place in September, according to fresh comments from CEO Elon Musk. Starship last flew in June as IFT-4, which marked the first successful soft splashdowns of the booster and the second stage ship. Since then, SpaceX has been busy developing its rockets for Flight 5, and as part of these preparations, it has tested the second stage’s engines and the launch tower for the highly anticipated and risky tower catch. This catch is the likely reason for the delay since it deviates from previous launches’ flight profiles, and previous statements made […]
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