{"id":837413,"date":"2026-07-31T04:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837413\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T04:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:26:15","slug":"starship-super-heavy-test-program-achieves-milestones-with-flight-13-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837413\/","title":{"rendered":"Starship-Super Heavy Test Program Achieves Milestones With Flight 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Starship-Super Heavy Test Program Achieves Milestones With Flight 13 | Aviation Week<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/themes\/custom\/particle\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"#main-content\" class=\"visually-hidden focusable\"><br \/>\n      Skip to main content<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"article__byline\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/author\/irene-klotz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irene Klotz<\/a><br \/>\n                    July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/starship-spacex_promo.jpg\" alt=\"starship floating in the sea\" class=\"b-lazy  img \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Five days after splashdown, the Starship remained afloat in the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: SpaceX<\/p>\n<p>  After a successful full-duration flight test and landing system demonstration, SpaceX\u2019s next-generation Starship-Super Heavy launcher is on the cusp of orbital flight and tower returns. Starship-Super Heavy Version 3 (V3) is intended to evolve quickly into an operational system for NASA and other&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/klotzirenesized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"b-lazy  img author__image \"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/author\/irene-klotz\" class=\"author--teaser__name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irene Klotz<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author--teaser__bio\">Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. 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