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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 rescheduled to July 24 after engine fix; NASA SunRISE launch switched from Vulcan Centaur to Falcon He

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SpaceX will retry Starship Flight 13 on July 24 following an engine-related scrub and work on the Version 3 configuration. The test mission is also set to deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites. Separately, NASA’s SunRISE space weather mission will be delivered by a Falcon Heavy rocket instead of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

Discovered 2026-07-23T03:05:59.008736-07:00 | 2026-07-23T03:05:59.008736-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The cluster highlights shifting execution paths for major missions: NASA’s SunRISE moved from [Vulcan Centaur] to SpaceX [Falcon Heavy], changing launch provider, integration assumptions, and schedule risk.
  • SpaceX’s next Starship test (Flight 13) is tied to a Version 3 configuration and the deployment of the first Starlink V3 satellites, making each scrub/repair and weather-driven delay directly material to the cadence of both test and operational payloads.
  • The repeated focus on engine fixes and countdown retries underscores the current reliability/iteration cycle that will shape downstream commitments for higher-tempo commercial and science launch planning.

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2026-07-23T03:05:59.008736-07:00
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