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The most recent Starship test was also the last of SpaceX's current iteration of the rocket. Up next, plans to roll out the next-gen “V3” Starship.
SpaceX wants to create the Rockhands Mitigation Bank to offset a proposed launch pad expansion that would destroy 18 acres of wetlands in South Texas.
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Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video)
Spectacular footage from Starship's recent test launch shows the final seconds of the spacecraft's booster before touching down in the rich, blue waters of the Gulf.
SpaceX's upper-stage spacecraft made a soft, controlled landing on water at the end of its 11th test flight on Monday.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed it in the Indian Ocean, the last flight before the company begins test-launching a new version of the giant rocket outfitted with more features for moon and Mars missions.
"Focus now turns to the next generation of Starship and Super Heavy, with multiple vehicles currently in active build and preparing for tests."
SpaceX's Starship rocket launched its 11th test flight on Monday, Oct. 13, and successfully splashed down in the Indian Ocean more than hour later.
SpaceX has launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight. The 403-foot Starship thundered into the evening sky Monday from Texas.
SpaceX’s Starship is set to make its 11th test flight Monday afternoon. The launch is scheduled during a 75-minute window that begins at 7:15 p.m. ET, according to the SpaceX website. Starship will lift off from SpaceX’s Starbase site in Texas. LiveNOW from FOX will live stream the launch. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET.
Deployment should only accelerate once Starship is fully viable and can deploy the latest-generation satellites.