SpaceX confirms launch date for 7th Starship test flight

SpaceX to launch Starship megarocket's Flight 7 test mission on Jan. 13
SpaceX's Starship will fly for the seventh time ever early next week, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX announced today (Jan. 8) that it's targeting Monday (Jan. 13) for Flight 7 of Starship, the 400-foot-tall (122 meters), fully reusable megarocket designed to help humanity settle the moon and Mars.
SpaceX: Starship to launch fake satellites on seventh test flight
SpaceX’s most ambitious Starship flight yet will see reused hardware, the deployment of 10 fake satellites and another attempt to catch the booster with “chopsticks”
A taller, heavier, smarter version of SpaceX’s Starship is almost ready to fly
SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly a more demanding trajectory during descent to probe the structural limits of the redesigned flaps at the point of maximum entry dynamic pressure, according to SpaceX.
How to watch SpaceX’s seventh Starship launch
The launch window will open at 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT). A live webcast of the Starship’s seventh flight test will begin about 35 minutes before liftoff. You can watch the full coverage on SpaceX’s website or via its X account.
SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (photos)
SpaceX rolled the upper stage of its Starship megarocket out to the pad this morning (Jan. 9) ahead of its planned Jan. 13 test flight.
Animation Of SpaceX 'Chopsticks' To Catch Starship's Super Heavy Booster
SpaceX intends to captures Starship's Super Heavy booster with mechanical arms known as "chopsticks." See an animation of a catch and recent footage from tests. Credit: Space.com | animation & footage
SpaceX reveals date for the seventh flight of its Starship megarocket
SpaceX has announced the target date for the seventh test of its Starship megarocket in what promises to be another spectacular flight.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
SpaceX confirms launch date for seventh Starship test flight
SpaceX has confirmed that it will attempt to launch its seventh Starship test flight from South Texas as soon as 4 p.m. Monday. The commercial space company announced the date Wednesday after weeks of speculation about the launch’s timing.

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