SpaceX is gearing up for the 11th flight test of its Starship megarocket, which will launch from its Starbase in Texas as early as Monday. The launch window opens on October 13 at 7:15PM ET. You'll be able to watch live starting 30 minutes before liftoff on the SpaceX website and on X.
As of the morning of October 13, SpaceX appears to be set for the next test flight — there’s no word of any delays and the SpaceX X account said last night that weather was 80 percent favorable for a launch today.
Starship and Super Heavy on the pad for the eleventh flight test pic.twitter.com/oFyMB2fGVj
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2025
Starship's latest flight follows a successful test at the end of August, during which it deployed a payload — eight dummy Starlink satellites — in space for the first time following a failed attempt earlier in the year. The company is aiming to carry out another payload demonstration for flight 11, again using eight Starlink simulators. For this flight, SpaceX is using a previously flown Super Heavy booster, with 24 of its 33 Raptor engines being flight-proven. The goals this time around include "flight experiments gathering data for the next generation Super Heavy booster, stress-testing Starship’s heatshield, and demonstrating maneuvers that will mimic the upper stage’s final approach for a future return to launch site."
SpaceX won't attempt to catch Super Heavy in its "chopsticks" back at the launch site this time. The booster is instead expected to end up in the Gulf of Mexico, while Starship will splash down in the Indian Ocean.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/spacex-will-attempt-starships-11th-flight-test-on-monday-204237829.html?src=rss
