SpaceX's Starship rocket lifted off from Texas and briefly put its first 20 upgraded Starlink internet satellites into suborbital space July 24, the company's 13th test mission as it aims to begin routine service by the end of the year. The Starship rocket system blasted off about 6:50 p.m. Eastern Time from SpaceX's Starbase company town in Texas.
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The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off July 24 on a test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas.
Starship 40 rolls out of the SpaceX production facility toward the launch pad July 22 amid preparations for the second attempt of the 13th test flight of the Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy v3 booster in Starbase, Texas.