Ladies and gentlemen, today will be the sixth test flight of the largest rocket in history, and the last for the Starship V1 version. Therefore, keep a checklist on the key stages of the Flight 6 mission:

- Start, passage of the Max Q zone, hot separation of the accelerator and the ship;
Running 6 engines on Starship and restarting 10 engines (3 will work) Super Heavy B13 for the first braking maneuver;
Go for catch and restart 13 Super Heavy B13 engines for second brake maneuver and landing
Successful landing of Super Heavy B13 on the manipulators and capture of the accelerator;
The Super Heavy B13 is undergoing an on-site safety program.
- Exit of the Starship S31 into the planned open orbit;
- Test restart of 1 Raptor engine in orbit;
Entry Starship S31 into the atmosphere at a higher angle and passing the zone of maximum heating;
- Maneuvers in the maximum load zone for the test of the survivability of the ship;
- Trimmed heat protection Starship S31 withstands entry into the atmosphere, fins do not melt;
- Restart 3 S31 engines with a simulation of a soft landing in the ocean at the right point – cameras from the buoy show the landing;

And after the Flight 6 mission is over, we'll tick and compare. If the previous launch can be called the most successful, then this one should consolidate the result.

Already in the next Flight 7 mission, we are waiting for a heavily updated ship and the first representative of the Starship V2 block. The program is gradually coming out of the first phase of testing, and in 2025 there will be launches into a closed orbit and testing the return of the ship to the tower.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-6