SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 "NEVER Return" will Make History... Never seen Before!
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 "NEVER Return" will Make History... Never seen Before!
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SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 "NEVER Return" will Make History... Never seen Before!
Full reusability — that is what the world has been waiting for. And the key to achieving it is catching the Ship.
As SpaceX moved closer to Flight 12, many believed that moment had finally arrived.
But no — SpaceX is not doing that. Instead, they appear to have an even bolder plan, one that suggests a Ship return may not happen, at least not on Flight 13.
Why has SpaceX decided to take this direction?
And if there is no Ship catch, is Flight 13 still something worth getting excited about?
The answer, as always with SpaceX, may surprise you.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 "NEVER Return" will Make History... Never seen Before!
While we wait for Starship Flight 12 to prepare for launch — a special mission marking the first time the next-generation Starship enters service — there has been discussion elsewhere about how SpaceX plans to test Starship during Flight 13.
In a launch authorization document submitted by SpaceX to the FCC, the company stated that Starship may or may not return to the launch site. This raises several possible outcomes for the vehicle assigned to that mission, Ship 40, which has already been fully stacked.
The first and most important fate we all hope to see executed flawlessly is Starship being captured vertically by Mechazilla.
It will be the first time a Starship second stage - Ship 40 achieves a true orbital flight. Previous flights were only sub-orbital.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 "NEVER Return" will Make History... Never seen Before!
After reaching orbit (orbital insertion at approximately 250 km altitude), Starship 40 would orbit the Earth, collect data during the coast phase, and then perform a powered deorbit burn. It would re-enter the atmosphere at roughly 27,000 km/h, using its heat shield tiles and four flaps to survive the intense plasma heating during reentry. The vehicle would then fly back toward Texas, execute a precise flip maneuver, and attempt a powered vertical landing directly at Starbase in Boca Chica. The giant Mechazilla tower would use its “chopstick” arms to catch Starship 40 in mid-air. This would mark the first-ever ship catch in Starship history — a major milestone toward full reusability.
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