The launch process of SpaceX’s Starship begins at the Starbase launch site, where the two-stage vehicle—consisting of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage—is stacked and fueled with super-cooled liquid methane and oxygen. In the final minutes before launch, systems are checked and engines are chilled in preparation for ignition. At liftoff, all 33 Raptor engines on Super Heavy fire, lifting the rocket skyward. Shortly after passing through Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic

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SpaceX Starship: Seventh Flight Test Highlights FriendsofNASA.org | SpaceX: "The first Starship flight test of 2025 flew with ambitious goals: seeking to repeat our previous success of launching and catching the world’s most powerful launch vehicle while putting a redesigned and upgraded Starship through a rigorous set of flight demonstrations." It served as a reminder that development testing, by definition, can be unpredictable. On its seventh flight test, Starship successfully lifted off from