SpaceX begins livestream ahead of seventh test flight 4:03 p.m. update ... Among them are redesigned forward flaps on the upper-stage Starship, new heat-resistant tile layouts and improved ...

4:37 p.m. update: Starship has lifted off from ... plan and changes to Starship since the sixth flight. Among them are redesigned forward flaps on the upper-stage Starship, new heat-resistant ...

The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...

Starship's previous six test flights occurred in April and November of 2023 and March, June, October and November of last ...

NASA has agreed to pay SpaceX $4.5 billion across two contracts ... Celsius), according to prior flight data, and has previously charred Starship’s flaps into “skeleton hands,” as Musk ...

The 60-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT ... of planned upgrades to the Starship upper stage will debut on this flight test, bringing major improvements to reliability and performance.

Liftoff is now on track for no earlier than 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. local time ... reduce the strain on the flaps during reentry, or the portion of the flight during which Starship begins to plunge ...