Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In a highly eventful week in the spaceflight industry, SpaceX continues constructing Starships and Superheavy boosters in Texas and launching Starlink missions at a blinding pace, ULA launches their one of their last Atlas V rockets, and Blue Origin has a major setback as their latest New Glenn rocket is lost in a massive explosion on the launch pad.
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In a highly eventful week in the spaceflight industry, SpaceX continues constructing Starships and Superheavy boosters in Texas and launching Starlink missions at a blinding pace, ULA launches their one of their last Atlas V rockets, and Blue Origin has a major setback as their latest New Glenn rocket is lost in a massive explosion on the launch pad.
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![[ABORT] Watch Starship Flight 13 Live - Commentary](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7R_8Jw342aA/mqdefault.jpg "[ABORT] Watch Starship Flight 13 Live - Commentary
13th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Second flight of Starship V3.
For the first time, Starship will carry 20 V3 Starlink satellites to space, which will extend solar arrays and antennas and will attempt to connect with ground stations in South Africa and the larger Starlink constellation via high-capacity lasers.
6 of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery down to operators to continue testing methods of analyzing Starship’s heat shield readiness for return to launch site on future missions. Several tiles on Starship have been painted white to simulate missing tiles and serve as imaging targets in the test.")
