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Starship IFT-5
NamesIntegrated Flight Test-5
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorSpaceX
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftStarship Ship 30
Spacecraft typeSpaceX Starship
ManufacturerSpaceX
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SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 5 (IFT-5) will be the fifth integrated flight test of a prototype Starship launch vehicle. The prototype vehicles planned to be flown are the Ship 30 upper-stage and Booster 12.[1]

SpaceX is expecting to perform the flight test in late June.[2][3] In April 2024, Musk stated that the flight may involve a catch of the Super Heavy booster with the tower, based on the outcome of B11's 'virtual tower' landing during IFT-4, which he reiterated on June 6th, after IFT-4 had concluded.[4][5]

Background

Development prior to launch

During a company all-hands in April 2024, Musk expanded briefly on the goals of flight 5, stating that the first tower landing could occur on IFT-5, depending on B11's virtual landing performance during flight 4.[4]

Vehicle testing ahead of launch

Design revisions on Ship 30 include a new vent on the liquid methane tank and another vent with a new valve design on the liquid oxygen (LOX) tank.[6] Two arrays of small radio antennas were redesigned and relocated near the payload bay instead of the ship's nosecone, with one array concealed beneath the ship's heat shield.[7]

Static fire testing of Ship 30 occurred in early May in preparation for flight 5.[8] This was the last static fire conducted at the now-demolished Suborbital Pad B,[9] as future tests will use the static fire stand at Massey's Test Site.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ NASASpaceflight (May 8, 2024). SpaceX Static Fires Ship 30 in Preparation for the Fifth Starship Flight. Retrieved May 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ RGV Aerial Photography (May 19, 2024). Starbase Weekly, Ep.116: Ship 26 Testing at the new Test Stand!. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day". KVEO-TV. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Bergin, Chris [@nasaspaceflight] (April 6, 2024). "Some interesting notes" (Tweet). Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Jax (May 1, 2024). "Moving into the Thirties: What's New on Starship 30?". Ringwatchers. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Moving into the Thirties: What's New on Starship 30?". Ringwatchers. May 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Ali, Iqtidar (May 9, 2024). "SpaceX readies Flight 5 Starship with a static fire test ahead of Flight 4, Starbase updates". Tesla Oracle. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  9. ^ NASASpaceflight (May 12, 2024). Booster 11 Lifted Onto the OLM for Pre-Launch Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ NASASpaceflight (June 3, 2024). It's Launch Week! (BONUS: Ship 26 Static Fire @ Masseys) - Countdown to Launch. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via YouTube.
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