Overview

• SpaceX called off Sunday’s attempt and cited a ground systems problem, with no new target date announced.
• The planned test aimed to exercise Super Heavy’s landing-burn profiles and unique engine configurations plus a Starship Raptor restart and eight Starlink deployment simulators.
• Post‑Flight 9 investigation findings prompted changes that include removing many heat‑shield tiles to probe vulnerable areas and adding functional flank hardware for thermal and structural checks.
• The flight plan outlined a booster splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about 6 minutes 40 seconds after liftoff and a Starship splashdown in the Indian Ocean about 1 hour 6 minutes after launch.
• Mexico’s navy, via the Matamoros Port Captaincy, warned mariners of debris hazards during the window, while local groups organized protests over reported beach debris and risks to wildlife near Playa Bagdad.