Overview

• SpaceX has confirmed that Booster 14, previously flown on Starship Flight 7, will be reused for Flight 9, a first for the Super Heavy booster.
• A static fire test of Booster 14 was conducted on April 3, 2025, at SpaceX's Starbase in Texas, demonstrating readiness for reuse.
• Flight 9 will make aerospace history as the first test to reuse a rocket with more than two dozen engines, advancing SpaceX's reusability goals.
• The Super Heavy booster, with its 33 Raptor engines and nearly 17 million pounds of thrust, is the largest and most powerful rocket booster ever built.
• While booster recovery progresses, SpaceX continues to face technical hurdles with Starship's upper stage, which failed on Flights 7 and 8.