By Micah Maidenberg

A huge part of SpaceX's ambitions revolve around Starship, the massive rocket the company is trying to move from a research-and-development phase to one where it is using the vehicle to launch revenue-generating payloads, especially upgraded Starlink satellites.

SpaceX completed the 13th test flight of Starship late last month, and is hoping to conduct another mission with the rocket in August, according to SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk. He said on the company's investor call that a year from now the company "probably" will be launching the rocket at least once a day.

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August 04, 2026 17:46 ET (21:46 GMT)