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SpaceX Starship Still Floating 5 Days After Flight
The V3 upper stage remains in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia after its softest splashdown yet on July 24.
StarshipSuper Heavy-Starship Rocket Chalks Up Mostly Successful Test Flight
The V3 rocket deployed 20 Starlink satellites and demonstrated an in-space engine re-start, while the booster made a hard Gulf splashdown.
StarshipSpaceX Eyes Tower Catch for Next Starship After Auspicious End to 13th Flight
The company may attempt to catch the upper stage with launch tower arms after an intact Indian Ocean splashdown yielded rare heat shield data.
StarshipSpaceX Wants to Catch Starship for Launch 14, Elon Musk Says
The plan would mark the first mid-air recovery of an orbital-class upper stage using SpaceX's Mechazilla tower arms.
StarshipSpaceX Starship Completes First Mission Carrying Real Payload to Orbit
The 13th test flight deployed production Starlink V3 satellites and recovered both Booster 20 and Ship 40.
StarshipMusk's Bad Week: Tesla Suffers Worst Slump Since 2022, SpaceX Drops Ahead of Starship Test Flight
Tesla shares fell to their lowest level since 2022 while SpaceX valuation dipped ahead of an anticipated Starship test flight.
StarshipRocket Report: Lightning Strikes in China; Starship Launch on Deck
SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight faces engine swap after last-second abort, now targeting Friday evening liftoff.
StarshipStarship Flight 13 Moved to Friday Due to Weather
The delay follows a T-0 abort last week that was caused by an engine ignition failure during the initial launch attempt.
StarshipSpaceX Starship Flight 13 Faces Wrath of the Texas Skies
Tropical Storm Bertha forces second delay; company needs clear weather for heat shield imagery.
StarshipSpaceX Targets Thursday for Starship Flight 13 After Booster Abort
CEO Elon Musk ordered engine swaps on Booster 20 after a fourth Raptor failed to ignite during the July 16 launch attempt.
StarshipSpaceX Starship Flight 13 Aborted After Engine Ignition Failure
Four of Super Heavy's 33 Raptor 3 engines failed to ignite during startup sequence, prompting automated abort.
StarshipSpaceX's Starship Flight 13 Test Launch Aborts at Last Second
The abort occurred just as Super Heavy engines began firing; SpaceX will investigate before rescheduling.
StarshipSpaceX to Deploy First Starlink V3 Satellites on Suborbital Starship-Super Heavy Flight
The mission will test deployment of 20 production satellites that SpaceX intends to briefly link to the broader constellation before reentry.
StarshipSpaceX Targets Starship Flight 13 With V3 Megarocket Today
Mission will deploy 20 next-generation Starlink satellites while working to fix issues from May's troubled booster return.
StarshipSpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week
The mission will carry and deploy 20 live Starlink V3 satellites to test laser links with other spacecraft.
StarshipSpaceX Targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, Reveals What Went Wrong on Previous Launch
FAA cleared the vehicle after closing its investigation into Flight 12 mishaps on July 13.
StarshipSpaceX Gears Up for Starship Flight 13
The company is preparing for the next test flight of its massive rocket system.
StarshipSpaceX Comes With a Slew of Changes for Starship Flight 13
The mission will deploy Starlink V3 satellites while testing heat shield monitoring technology developed in response to Flight 12 anomalies.
StarshipSpaceX Ignites All 33 Powerful Engines on Starship Booster Ahead of Flight 13 Launch
The static fire test clears the way for Starship's next test flight, which could come as soon as July 15.