SpaceX is planning its most ambitious Starship launch to date on 13 November, according to one of the company’s executives.

The Friday 13th launch will mark the first attempt to catch both the Starship rocket and its Super Heavy booster with the launch tower.

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has described Starship Flight 15 as a “profound technology milestone” in rocket science and space exploration, with rocket reusability being a key part of achieving his Moon and Mars ambitions .

“Success is not guaranteed on these first flights, but I’d say it’s more likely than not that this succeeds,” he said in October.

“If not, we have a steady stream of Starship flight attempts through the end of this year and then accelerating next year.”

Speaking at the UP Summit at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday, SpaceX Vice President of Launch Kiko Dontchev revealed the date of the flight test, Ars Technica’s Eric Berger , who was in attendance.

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