SpaceX prepares Starship's seventh flight test

4/1/2025 12:51

SpaceX is preparing to launch the seventh flight test of its giant Starship rocket, the company said on Friday.



The upcoming flight test will launch a new generation ship with significant upgrades, attempt Starship's first payload deployment test, fly multiple reentry experiments geared toward ship catch and reuse, and launch and return the Super Heavy booster.



A block of planned upgrades to the Starship upper stage will debut on this flight test, bringing major improvements to reliability and performance, according to SpaceX.



SpaceX has redesigned the rocket's propulsion system, including a 25 percent increase in propellant volume, the vacuum jacketing of feedlines, a new fuel feedline system for the vehicle's Raptor vacuum engines, and an improved propulsion avionics module controlling vehicle valves and reading sensors.



According to SpaceX, Starship will deploy 10 Starlink simulators while in space.