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By Alimat Aliyeva

The American company SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of its Starship spacecraft paired with the Super Heavy launch vehicle, the largest rocket ever built. The flight is scheduled for November 18, Azernews reports.

After completing one orbit around Earth, the Starship is expected to land in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia. The Super Heavy booster is anticipated to return to the launch site, where it will land on the pad.

SpaceX successfully conducted its fifth test flight of Starship in October, marking a significant milestone: for the first time, the company managed to return the rocket's first stage to the launch pad. During the fourth test flight, Starship made a successful return to Earth for the first time. However, the first three test flights were unsuccessful.

Starship is a super-heavy, reusable, two-stage system consisting of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft, both developed by SpaceX. The company envisions that, in the future, the spacecraft will be capable of flying into orbit and returning to Earth intact, paving the way for future space exploration.