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Starship IFT-10
On August 26 2025 SpaceX launched the two-stage Starship system from its Starbase facility in South Texas for Flight 10. The mission used Ship 37 (upper stage) and Booster 16 (first stage) after a previous vehicle (Ship 36) was lost in a static-fire test. Key objectives included a full ascent, stage separation, dummy payload deployment (eight Starlink simulators), an in-space engine relight, and splash-down of both stages (booster in the Gulf of Mexico, upper stage in the Indian Ocean). The mission was hailed as a major milestone: the rocket achieved “every major objective” and provided critical data toward fully-reusable operations and future lunar/Mars missions. While some thermal damage occurred on the upper stage during re-entry (skirt and control-flap areas), the vehicle remained under control and accomplished its primary goals.
