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SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight. SpaceX was more than lucky Friday, sending its 13th full-scale Starship test flight halfway around the world from South Texas to an on-target, intact splashdown in a remote section of the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX Starship 25 and Super Heavy booster 9 launched to orbit from the Starbase facility in South Texas. Following the launch, the booster experienced a Rapid Unplanned Disassembly (RUD). Credit: Spa

SpaceX launched its Starship for the 13th time on July 24, sending a V3 Starship and Super Heavy booster through nearly every milestone the company had planned — deploying the first batch of next-generation Starlink satellites, relighting an engine in ...

SpaceX stock has shed over a trillion dollars in market value since its June IPO peak, yet one closely watched aerospace analyst just doubled down on a jaw-dropping price target that implies the selloff is one of the biggest buying opportunities in years.