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SpaceX's sixth Starship test flight successful despite abandoning booster catch Fortunately, the rest of the flight went smoothly. By Matthews Martins on November 20, 2024 Credit: Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images SpaceX conducted its sixth Starship test flight on Tuesday, with CEO Elon Musk joined by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to observe from the control room. While the launch went well, SpaceX quickly aborted plans to catch the first-stage Super Heavy booster, instead opting for a standard ocean splashdown. Starship launched from SpaceX's Starbase launch pad in Brownsville, Texas at 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. EST / 2 p.m. PST). Building on Starship's fifth test flight early last month , objectives for this week's flight included reigniting its Raptor engine while in space, conducting heat shield experiments, and testing manoeuvring changes for reentry. SEE ALSO: SpaceX's successful Starship flight grabbed by giant mech arms Arguably the most s
