{"id":125601,"date":"2024-11-14T04:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125601"},"modified":"2024-11-14T04:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:03:18","slug":"spacex-rolls-starship-spacecraft-to-pad-ahead-of-nov-18-launch-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125601","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX rolls Starship spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>SpaceX is gearing up for the sixth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is now less than a week away.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18849-elon-musk.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18849-elon-musk.html\">Elon Musk<\/a>&#8216;s company has rolled the sixth <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\">Starship<\/a> vehicle&#8217;s 165-foot-tall (50-meter-tall) upper stage out to the launch pad at its Starbase site in South Texas for testing ahead of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-targeting-nov-18-for-next-starship-megarocket-launch\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-targeting-nov-18-for-next-starship-megarocket-launch\">planned Nov. 18 liftoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\">SpaceX<\/a> documented the milestone on X, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1856424581948682324\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1856424581948682324\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">posting three photos<\/a> of the move on Tuesday (Nov. 12).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:3992px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.26%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"closeup of part of a silver spacecraft, which features a drawing of a cartoon banana holding a banana.\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRdXmJypvr7UxBXFiVsT9V.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The Starship upper stage features a banana &#8220;for scale.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX via X)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the photos is a closeup that focuses on some colorful artwork adorning the stainless-steel spacecraft \u2014\u00a0a pixelated, smiling cartoon banana holding a relatively realistic banana.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>This is apparently a reference to the &#8220;banana for scale&#8221; joke that engineers and other aerospace professionals \u2014\u00a0<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/torybruno\/status\/1374145428971786241?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/torybruno\/status\/1374145428971786241?lang=en\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">including United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno<\/a> \u2014 like to make.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\"><strong>Starship and Super Heavy explained<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:4096px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a large silver spacecraft sits next to a launch tower near the sea, with the rising sun in the background\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ayA5jwkirDZj3RRed7eFLH.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The sixth Starship upper stage next to its launch tower at Starbase in South Texas. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX via X)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starship is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. The vehicle consists of the upper stage \u2014\u00a0known as Starship, or just &#8220;Ship&#8221; \u2014 and a huge first-stage booster called Super Heavy. When these two elements are stacked, the rocket stands nearly 400 feet (122 m) tall.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-roRakcMmiiLZ8Zuk9MzVK7\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-roRakcMmiiLZ8Zuk9MzVK7 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Starship stages are designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, a breakthrough SpaceX believes will usher in a new era of spaceflight and exploration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Starship has flown five times to date \u2014 in April and November of 2023 and March, June and October of this year. During the most recent flight, which <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video\">occurred on Oct. 13<\/a>, SpaceX successfully landed Super Heavy back on the launch pad, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy-chopsticks-catch-near-abort\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy-chopsticks-catch-near-abort\">catching the giant booster<\/a> with the &#8220;chopstick&#8221; arms of Starbase&#8217;s launch tower.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company will try to repeat this feat on Flight 6. The upper stage, meanwhile, will splash down in the Indian Ocean, as it did on Flight 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-rolls-out-sixth-starship-launch-pad-photos\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX is gearing up for the sixth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is now less than a week away. 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