REPLAY: SpaceX Starship Flight 6 from Starbase, TX!

SpaceX launches Starship Flight 6: Ship 31 and Booster 13 on the sixth orbital test flight!

This test flight aims to improve on SpaceX's previous Test Flight attempts at launching a full-stack Starship.

The launch will take off at SpaceX's Starbase in south Texas, USA.

#SpaceX #starship #elonmusk #starbase #247

COUNTDOWN
All times approximate

HR/MIN/SEC EVENT
01:15:00 SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
00:49:50 Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
00:49:21 Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
00:41:15 Booster fuel load underway
00:35:39 Booster LOX load underway
00:19:40 Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
00:03:20 Ship propellant load complete
00:02:50 Booster propellant load complete
00:00:30 SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch
00:00:10 Flame deflector activation
00:00:03 Raptor ignition sequence begins
00:00:00 Excitement guaranteed

FLIGHT TEST TIMELINE
All Times Approximate

HR/MIN/SEC EVENT
00:00:02 Liftoff
00:01:02 Max Q (moment of peak aerodynamic stress on the rocket)
00:02:32 Super Heavy MECO (most engines cut off)
00:02:39 Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
00:02:44 Super Heavy boostback burn startup
00:03:38 Super Heavy boostback burn shutdown
00:03:40 Hot-stage jettison
00:06:25 Super Heavy is transonic
00:06:38 Super Heavy landing burn start
00:07:00 Super Heavy landing burn shutdown and catch
00:08:27 Starship engine cutoff
00:37:46 Raptor in-space relight demo
00:47:13 Starship entry
01:02:06 Starship is transonic
01:03:12 Starship is subsonic
01:04:56 Landing flip
01:05:01 Landing burn
01:05:24 An exciting landing!

LIVE Production: Astro Roadie, TJ Cooney, Felix Schlang
Photography: John Cargile, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Production: TJ Cooney, Stefanie & Felix Schlang
Graphics, Media & Code: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang, LP

[LezizAli]

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[mrbubbarosa]

I was there... we were out in the boonies on a dune with no internet connection and didn't know they canceled the catch at 41 km up. What was really weird was THERE WAS NO SONIC BOOMS AT ALL and on relight for the landing, it was pretty quiet compared to the takeoff. This is the 2nd launch I've been to, went to the one in March also. We lost sight of the booster off and on for 5-10 second periods, but for most of the time, it was in sight. VERY VERY VERY COOL, weather was great, a bit warm and a bit of wind out of the north, but the sky was very clear.

[REYESFenner]

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[fusser]

Great job Felix and team as always👍👍👍. Great intro as well.👍👍👍

[JustheyU]

Magnificent IFT 6 with wonderful data. Go SpaceX for IFT 7. 🌎💎

[johnruckman]

I would really like to know the specifics on the catch abort. The reroute was successful though.
Can't wait to see what they learned on the starship reentery and landing.

[HavenInTheWood]

Love ya, Felix, but when you start talking over the feed, I leave to go watch it with SpaceX. I'd rather be here, but I want to hear what they say, instead, I cannot understand anyone. Please consider that, though, it may only be me that it affects.

[scott-in-dfw]

The onboard camera as it slowed, descended through the clouds, landed on the ocean....man that was awesome. I was literally yelling "wow" at the tv. As the waves came into view, then the spray from the water....that was so cool! Any shots of the banana during landing? Banana Cam!

[RoselleWhitmore]

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[NadiaAlaniz-if]

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[tncpowell]

You can really see the stainless buckling by the nosecone at around 53 minutes

[KennethKustren-lrtg]

WHOAH !¡ OUTSTANDING INTRO .
VERY IMPRESSIVE IN DEEDS .

[bhouchins]

If y’all want to see the massive explosion after the booster landed then you can go over to Everyday Astronaut and see it. Not trying to get people to leave Felix, it’s just that EA had a camera 28 stories up on a hotel and could see the booster over the horizon better than most other cameras and you can see the big explosion. However, what is crazy is that the booster wasn’t destroyed by the explosion

[colinbarnard]

Geez, I hope not too many people were disappointed at the 'no go' for booster catch. They will be recovering it. Since the booster would never fly again (it's still just a preliminary design, and not the final flight artical) it's not really an issue. Plus, the booster appears to NOT have exploded, so they should be able to recover it intact. Were there weather constraints on the Booster? We'll all see. The launch tower and pad are fine. No tears. At this point in my view of the mission, Ship is in its coast phase. Given what SpaceX was saying about mission goals, the focus was on the Ship. I doubt very much whether there will be any issues on the Raptor burn. No jinxing here. Go SpaceX!

[jurgenkietzmann]

FELIX you are a LEGEND! Thanks for an AWESOME channel WHOOOO HOOO !

[splstudios]

Just awesome! Thanks for streaming IFT Banana, can't wait for IFT7

[zdrewnsuchh.o.b]

Hi i loved ur filming of this flight im from Calgary Alberta. Canada im sorryididnt watch live but i had to work take care cheers. Ttfn. Andrew

[NichellePemberton]

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[bechfrance]

Just a little hello from France. I followed this launching in french on Alexis (Vulga space) channel. I saw your live on a multicast link he indicated and after his live finished, I continued with the en of your live. Surprising the difference of viewing number between US (probably) and French channel for this event. But as Starship is a US rocket, that may explain this difference.
Presenters are very young on this channel (teenagers), but as I started been interested after seeing in primary school Apollo 8 launching few days after my 10th birthday and continued been interesting by that, it's not surprising some young people of now are also interested by that.

[Pantherjonvideos]

Too bad no booster return to launch site, BUT, still a resounding SUCCESS! So eagerly waiting for IFT7! Thank you Felix and WAI team for posting a replay! Awesome stuff!!