Friday, July 3, 2026

SpaceX static-fires all six engines on Flight 13 Starship

SpaceX fired all six Raptor engines on Ship 40, the upper stage assigned to Starship's 13th test flight, for a full minute at its Massey's test site in Starbase, Texas, sharing video of the run on July 2. The test of the three sea-level and three vacuum-optimized engines simulates flight-like conditions and clears a key hurdle toward the second flight of the more powerful Version 3 Starship. Next up is rolling the mission's Super Heavy booster to the pad for its own static fire, with Flight 13 targeted for late July.

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