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SpaceX Launches Starship on Another Test Flight, This Time With the Most Advanced Starlink Satellites

Towering more than 400 feet, Starship soared from Texas on Friday.

Associated Press

Jul 25, 2026 — 3 min read

Photo of SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, July 24, 2026, by Eric Gay/AP

July 25, 2026 (AP) – SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks.

Towering 407 feet (124 meters), Starship soared from the company’s base at the southern tip of Texas. NASA monitored the space-skimming flight, a critical step toward using the Starship as a lunar lander for moon crews.

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