| Starship flight test 6 | |
| Mission Type: | Flight test |
| Operator: | SpaceX |
| Spacecraft: | Starship Ship 31 |
| Spacecraft Type: | Starship |
| Manufacturer: | SpaceX |
| Launch Date: | Late 2024 (expected) |
| Launch Rocket: | Super Heavy (B13) |
| Launch Site: | Starbase, OLM-A |
| Programme: | SpaceX Starship flight tests |
| Previous Mission: | Flight 5 |
| Next Mission: | Flight 7 |
Starship flight test 6 will be the sixth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. According to NASASpaceflight, the prototype vehicles expected to be flown are the Ship 31 upper-stage and Booster 13.[1]
SpaceX is expecting to perform the flight test in 2024.[2] [3] As of July 2024, the flight profile for flight 6 remains unknown.
Starship Ship 31 (S31) was rolled to Masseys Test Site at Spacex Starbase in Texas for cryogenic testing on May 11.[4] During its first cryogenic test on May 12, an electrical anomaly occurred,[5] and Starship Ship 31 was rolled back to the production site for repairs on May 15.[6] S31 completed a successful cryogenic test in early July.[7]