Starship's 'lucky number 13' test flight moves SpaceX

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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 Launch Scheduled Today, After Two Delays: Mission Timeline, Starlink V3 Satellites and What to Expect
SpaceX will attempt Starship Flight 13 after two delays, aiming to deploy 20 Starlink V3 satellites and gather critical heat-shield data for future missions.

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SpaceX will launch Starship on crucial flight 13 test today. Here's what to expect.
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 live updates: Starship back on Earth with 'soft splashdown'
SpaceX Starship megarocket splashes down after hitting key milestones with V3 prototype
Following an aborted launch attempt last week in which several engines failed to ignite at liftoff, SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is back on the launchpad in Starbase, Texas.

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SpaceX launches Starship on 13th test flight with most advanced Starlinks
On Second Test of Its Newest Starship Design, SpaceX Sticks the Landing
SpaceX launches 13th Starship test, briefly deploys first upgraded Starlinks
Twenty minutes into its spaceflight, Starship began ​deploying 20 Starlink V3 satellites, dispensing them one by one via the ship's "Pez"-like payload deployment.

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What's riding on SpaceX Starship test-flight: Nasa's Artemis, direct-to-mobile Starlink and a $15 billion bet
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SpaceX Launches Starship On Second Test Flight With The Most Advanced Starlinks

SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight

SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight. SpaceX was more than lucky Friday, sending its 13th full-scale Starship test flight halfway around the world from South Texas to an on-target, intact splashdown in a remote section of the Indian Ocean.

Could Tropical Storm Bertha complicate SpaceX's next Starship launch?

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 23, for its next Starship rocket launch - as long as Tropical Storm Bertha doesn't interfere. What you need to know.

SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off from Texas for test flight, deploys 20 Starlink satellites in suborbital space

Billionaire Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Friday launched its 13th test flight from Texas, after it was rescheduled twice this month. The rocket briefly first 20 upgraded Starlink internet satellites into suborbital space.