SpaceX’s Starship enters another critical phase as its 14th flight attempts to push the massive spacecraft closer to true orbital operations.

The mission combines next-generation Starlink satellites with crucial tests of speed, gravity, reusability, and atmospheric return. After previous setbacks, this flight could reveal how close Starship really is to becoming the foundation for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

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