SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly a more demanding trajectory during descent to probe the structural limits of the redesigned flaps at the point of maximum entry dynamic pressure, according to SpaceX.

SpaceX’s most ambitious Starship flight yet will see reused hardware, the deployment of 10 fake satellites and another attempt to catch the booster with “chopsticks”

SpaceX rolled the upper stage of its Starship megarocket out to the pad this morning (Jan. 9) ahead of its planned Jan. 13 test flight.

Starship is set for liftoff as early as Friday, January 10, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X in late December. The past few launches have been a treat, and SpaceX is ready to take it up a notch for lucky number seven.

SpaceX has scheduled Monday, January 13, for the seventh launch test flight of the Starship megarocket from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The launch window will open at 4:00pm local time (3:30am IST) with a live webcast beginning about 35 minutes before lift-off on SpaceX's website and X account.

SpaceX crews are preparing for the 7th test launch of its Starship mega rocket. The world’s biggest rocket could launch again from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas at 5 p.m. on Monday. SpaceX said Starship 7 is a “new generation” of its spacecraft that will test significant upgrades.

SpaceX aims to launch the seventh Starship flight test on Jan. 10. It will mark the first time the company attempts to deploy a payload during the flight.

CEO Elon Musk says the next Starship flight test will take place Jan. 10 and will involve a new generation ship with major upgrades.

SpaceX is preparing for the seventh flight test of the Starship vehicle on Monday afternoon from Starbase in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas.