Starship’s 13th Flight with Starlink | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

SpaceX is back for another Starship test flight, aiming for Thursday afternoon — their 13th attempt and the first to carry Starlink satellites into orbit. Last week’s scrub was due to engine ignition failures, but this time they’ve upgraded the Super Heavy booster’s engines for better reliability and are targeting a flawless liftoff, separation, and landing burn. Starship will deploy 20 Starlink satellites and test an in-space engine relight, while engineers monitor heat shields during re-entry before a splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Key issues from prior flights — engine startups and…