{"id":2000131568,"date":"2026-11-07T11:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000131568"},"modified":"2026-11-07T11:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:48:06","slug":"spacex-plans-to-catch-both-booster-starship-in-next-flight-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/spacex-plans-to-catch-both-booster-starship-in-next-flight-test\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX plans to catch both booster, Starship in next flight test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If both are successful, it will mark the first time that all parts of an orbital rocket return to Earth intact,&#8221; Musk wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This is the critical breakthrough needed to make life multiplanetary,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President of Launch at SpaceX Kiko Dontchev said Thursday that the company is targeting Nov. 13 for Starship&#8217;s 15th flight test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starship completed its 14th flight test on Sept. 28, reaching orbit for the first time and deploying 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites. The mission was cut short after one of the spacecraft&#8217;s Raptor engines shut down prematurely during ascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/51676c81827b39a25df0104c15c4f334.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000131570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/51676c81827b39a25df0104c15c4f334.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/51676c81827b39a25df0104c15c4f334-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/51676c81827b39a25df0104c15c4f334-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., July 24, 2026. 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