The Verge
SpaceX will try to catch Starship and its booster with mechanical chopstick arms next month, aiming for the first full recovery of an orbital launch system - assuming the Raptor engines cooperate this time.
Ars Technica
SpaceX aims to finally put Starship in orbit on September 22, because the 13 previous attempts were just a warm-up.
SpaceNews
SpaceX's 13th Starship flight finally deployed real Starlink satellites, didn't explode on splashdown, and taught engineers a lesson about frozen turbopumps.
Ars Technica
SpaceX's Starship V3 mostly worked on its first flight - heat shield held, payload deployed, only two engines failed, and it exploded exactly where planned.
Ars Technica
SpaceX stacks Starship V3, the tallest rocket ever built, because apparently the previous tallest wasn't tall enough to achieve orbital refueling and lunar landings.
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