SpaceX’s Starship Returns: Launch Set for Oct. 13 – A Lunar Race and Rocket Showdown Explained
SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 11 from Starbase, Texas, on Oct. 13, 2025, marking the final mission of the Block 2 design. The Super Heavy booster will target a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, while the upper stage will drop into the Indian Ocean, carrying eight dummy Starlink satellites. Engineers will deliberately remove some heat-shield tiles to stress-test reentry weak points.