Starship • Flight 7

December 30, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launched its sixth, suborbital flight test of its fully integrated Starship rocket, a combination of the Ship upper stage (S33) and the Super Heavy booster (B14). SpaceX caught the Super Heavy booster using the chopsticks on the launch tower but lost the Ship upper stage on its climb to space. Delayed from Jan. 13. Delayed from Jan. 15 due to poor weather.