Elon Musk Reveals SpaceX Performed Secret Starship Test on Flight 13

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX performed secret Starship test on Flight 13

SpaceX performed a secret test on a specific portion of Starship with its recent 13th test flight last week, CEO Elon Musk revealed. Starship’s 13th test flight took place last Friday, and in many aspects, it was one of the most overwhelmingly successful launches in the project’s history. All of the mission objectives were met without incident, both the Super Heavy Booster and Ship managed to perform safe splashdowns in the Gulf of America and t…

Starship Flight 13: Engineering in Action

By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Starship 13 after "landing" in the Indian Ocean. Last week I had the opportunity to speak to a group of high school students attending the University of South Florida’s Aerospace Engineering Summer Camp. We discussed many aspects of engineering, from the challenges of designing aircraft to the

SpaceX Starship Heat Shield Analysis and Flight 14 Engine Relight Software Upgrades

SpaceX deliberately flew a more energetic / higher-dynamic-pressure reentry profile on this flight to stress the system harder than a normal return would. The vehicle survived, executed the flip and landing burn, soft-splashed, and remained intact and transmitting. Dan Huot called it “a dream scenario for the team that’s trying to get this heat shield ...