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=== Development prior to launch ===
=== 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.<ref name="Bergin 2024" /> In June, Musk stated the heatshield tiles on the flight 5 vehicle will be twice as strong along with a new ablative protection layer underneath.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvBXUlwLQ08 |title=Looking Ahead To The Next Starship Flight ALREADY {{!}} Starbase Update |date=2024-06-10 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2024-06-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The process of removing the old Thermal Protection System began on June 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2024 |title=The removal of all of Starship 30's heatshield tiles has begun. |url=https://x.com/starshipgazer/status/1800563250851164363 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> The FAA confirmed on June 12 that no mishap investigation would be required prior to flight 5 launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merritt |first=Sawyer |date=June 12, 2024 |title=NEWS: I emailed the FAA |url=https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1801022437758234958?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet |access-date=June 21, 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> The communications license from the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] for IFT-5 was granted with a start date of July 19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OET Special Temporary Authority Report |url=https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=initial&application_seq=135020&RequestTimeout=1000 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=apps.fcc.gov}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Bergin 2024" /> In June, Musk stated the heatshield tiles on the flight 5 vehicle will be twice as strong along with a new ablative protection layer underneath.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvBXUlwLQ08 |title=Looking Ahead To The Next Starship Flight ALREADY {{!}} Starbase Update |date=2024-06-10 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2024-06-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The process of removing the old Thermal Protection System began on June 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2024 |title=The removal of all of Starship 30's heatshield tiles has begun. |url=https://x.com/starshipgazer/status/1800563250851164363 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> The FAA confirmed on June 12 that no mishap investigation would be required prior to flight 5 launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merritt |first=Sawyer |date=June 12, 2024 |title=NEWS: I emailed the FAA |url=https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1801022437758234958?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet |access-date=June 21, 2024 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> The communications license from the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] for IFT-5 was applied for with a start date of July 19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OET Special Temporary Authority Report |url=https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=initial&application_seq=135020&RequestTimeout=1000 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=apps.fcc.gov}}</ref>


=== Vehicle testing ahead of launch ===
=== Vehicle testing ahead of launch ===

Revision as of 15:31, 23 June 2024

Starship IFT-5
NamesIntegrated Flight Test-5
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorSpaceX
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftStarship Ship 30
Spacecraft typeSpaceX Starship
ManufacturerSpaceX
Start of mission
Launch dateNET July 2024 (2024-07)
RocketSpaceX Super Heavy Booster 12
Launch siteStarbase
← IFT-4
IFT-6 →
 

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]

Based on comments from Elon Musk, the fifth flight test is expected no earlier than late July 2024.[2] 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 6, after IFT-4 had concluded.[3][4]

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.[3] In June, Musk stated the heatshield tiles on the flight 5 vehicle will be twice as strong along with a new ablative protection layer underneath.[5] The process of removing the old Thermal Protection System began on June 11.[6] The FAA confirmed on June 12 that no mishap investigation would be required prior to flight 5 launch.[7] The communications license from the FCC for IFT-5 was applied for with a start date of July 19.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Static fire testing of Ship 30 occurred in early May in preparation for flight 5.[11] This was the last static fire conducted at the now-demolished Suborbital Pad B,[12] as future tests will use the static fire stand at Massey's Test Site.[13]

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. ^ @elonmusk (June 15, 2024). "Aiming to try this in late July!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b Bergin, Chris [@nasaspaceflight] (April 6, 2024). "Some interesting notes" (Tweet). Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ NASASpaceflight (June 10, 2024). Looking Ahead To The Next Starship Flight ALREADY | Starbase Update. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "The removal of all of Starship 30's heatshield tiles has begun". X (formerly Twitter). June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Merritt, Sawyer (June 12, 2024). "NEWS: I emailed the FAA". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "OET Special Temporary Authority Report". apps.fcc.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Jax (May 1, 2024). "Moving into the Thirties: What's New on Starship 30?". Ringwatchers. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Moving into the Thirties: What's New on Starship 30?". Ringwatchers. May 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ NASASpaceflight (May 12, 2024). Booster 11 Lifted Onto the OLM for Pre-Launch Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ 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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