It looks like SpaceX's next Starship flight is on the horizon, and it may lift off sooner than you might think.
SpaceX today (July 10) completed a brief static fire of the Starship Super Heavy booster tapped to launch the 13th test flight of the massive, mega-lift vehicle.
Booster 20 — the latest Super Heavy to roll off the assembly line — was transported to the pad at SpaceX's Starbase, Texas, facility yesterday (July 9) and hoisted onto its support stand using the launch tower's stalwart "Mechazilla" chopstick arms. By early Friday, SpaceX began preparations leading up to the prelaunch engine test, including closing Boca Chica beach around 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) and transferring fuel to the pad's tank farm ahead of loading propellant onto the vehicle.
Starship Flight 13: WOW! Heck of a long Static Fire for Booster 20!https://t.co/Hs3zIE8QpH pic.twitter.com/sUCwS40ILBJuly 10, 2026
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