Starship

SpaceX modified Starship’s propulsion system to address the engine-out issue experienced on the previous flight.

Six of the V3 satellites on Starship Flight 13 will have structural external camera housings to collect high-resolution thermal tracking data on Starship's underbelly heat shield tiles during atmospheric reentry.

The Starlink V3 satellites on the mission will follow Starship’s suborbital trajectory and will not enter operational orbit.

Engineers installed special load-sensing tiles on Starship to measure high pressure during the climb to low-Earth orbit.

Six of the deployed satellites will carry cameras that will photograph Starship’s protective tiles.

SpaceX updated Starship hardware and software to improve engine relight reliability after Flight 12 in May.

SpaceX is using Starlink as an operational support system for Starship development.

Engineers painted several Starship tiles white to simulate missing pieces during safety testing.

SpaceX will launch 20 Starlink V3 satellites on Starship in a test mission.

During Flight 12, the Starship upper stage reached a suborbital path and completed a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

During Flight 12, one of Starship’s vacuum-optimized engines shut down early.

Starship Flight 13 will mark the operational debut of SpaceX's Starlink V3 satellite infrastructure.

Starship will attempt to relight its single Raptor engine in space and perform a controlled entry, descent, and splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX is testing Starship as a super heavy lift launch vehicle.

SpaceX’s total Starship project costs have already exceeded $15 billion.

SpaceX’s Starship HLS stands 171 feet, or 52 meters, tall on the lunar surface.

NASA officials have put the number of Starship refueling flights needed for a Moon mission in the high teens.

The Starship HLS will carry two astronauts, provisions, EVA suits, and scientific equipment for Artemis 4.