SpaceX set to launch Starship megarocket's 11th test flight
Updated 6:00 PM EDT, Mon October 13, 2025
What we're covering
• SpaceX is set to launch an hour-long test flight of its Starship megarocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed — as soon as 7:15 pm ET Monday.
• The company has had a rocky year of test missions with this generation of Starship prototype, called Version 2.
• The last mission in August, which followed three in-flight failures and an explosive accident during ground testing, appeared to go smoothly.
• SpaceX is racing to develop the vehicle to complete a moon landing for NASA, planned for 2027, amid a new space race.
• Today's test mission is expected to be the last for the current iteration of Starship prototypes. The company has said it will debut a scaled up Version 3 for the next flight.

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