Overview

• Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas, on the third attempt after scrubs caused by a liquid-oxygen ground leak on Sunday and anvil-cloud weather on Monday.
• SpaceX confirmed the first-ever deployment of eight dummy Starlink satellites from Starship’s upper stage and a successful in‑space Raptor engine relight.
• The Super Heavy booster executed planned descent burns that simulated an engine-out scenario and achieved a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
• The upper stage flew a stressed reentry profile and splashed down in the Indian Ocean, with live video suggesting an explosion after touchdown.
• The FAA cleared the test following its Flight 9 investigation, and SpaceX says data from Flight 10 will guide further upgrades as NASA watches for progress toward lunar lander readiness.