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SpaceX To Attempt First Starship Catch Of Both Rocket Stages On Flight 15

SpaceX Vice President of Launch Kiko Dontchev announced the target date at the UP Summit in Florida, according to Ars Technica journalist Eric Berger.

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SpaceX plans to launch its Starship megarocket on an unprecedented double-catch mission. Pic via(@SPACEdotcom)

SpaceX is targeting November 13 for Starship Flight 15, which will mark its first attempt to recover both the Super Heavy booster and the spacecraft using the launch tower's mechanical arms.

SpaceX Vice President of Launch Kiko Dontchev announced the target date at the UP Summit in Florida, according to Ars Technica journalist Eric Berger. Elon Musk has described the mission as a major technological milestone in rocket development.

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However, the Federal Aviation Administration's Starship webpage does not yet list a Flight 15 launch licence. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell expects regulatory approval to cover a return to the launch site.

The company aims to make Starship fully operational before NASA's Artemis III mission. Musk has also said that in-orbit refuelling missions could require six to eight flights, rather than earlier estimates.

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