SpaceX Launches 11th Starship Test Flight in Texas
The flight tested reentry maneuvers and deployed eight mock satellites, marking progress toward NASA's Artemis lunar missions and demonstrating Starship's reusability and engine relight capabilities.
- SpaceX successfully completed its 11th test flight of the Starship rocket on October 13, 2025, launching from its South Texas facility and deploying eight mock Starlink satellites into orbit.
- The Super Heavy booster made a controlled landing in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 10 minutes after lift-off, confirming a successful landing.
- The mission marked another milestone as Starship re-ignited its engines in space, enabling future rocket reuse.
- NASA's acting administrator Sean Duffy stated this mission marks a major step toward landing humans on the Moon's south pole.
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket successfully took off and landed on Monday on its most recent test flight, at a time when tycoon Elon Musk's company is struggling to adapt its aerospace technology to reach Mars and the Moon. NASA plans to use the giant rocket, the largest and most powerful in the world, in its efforts to bring astronauts to the Moon. It is also key to Musk's goal of bringing humans to Mars.On its eleventh test trip, the Starship to…


After a black series of explosions, Elon Musk's Starship mega-fusée, whose goal is to go to the Moon and Mars, again passed a test flight in the night from Monday to Tuesday.
Humanity 'one step closer to the Moon' after Elon Musk's SpaceX makes landmark rocket launch
Humanity is "one step closer to the Moon" thanks to a landmark SpaceX rocket launch, Nasa has said.Elon Musk's space firm launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday, with the craft eventually coming down in the Indian Ocean just west of Australia. It marked the last flight before SpaceX begins testing a new version of the giant rocket outfitted with more features for moon and Mars missions.Starship, which includes the Starship upper …
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