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Space.com • Josh Dinner

SpaceX completes record-duration Static Fire for Starship Flight 13: Booster 20 ignites 33 Raptor 3 engines

SpaceX has finished a record-duration static fire for Starship Flight 13, with Booster 20 lighting all 33 Raptor 3 engines for 20–25 seconds. The booster is expected to rollback for Flight Termination System installation at Megabay-1 before Booster and Ship 40 head out to the launch site.

NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

Booster 20 completes record duration Static Fire

2026-07-10T09:30:42.950979-07:00
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Reuters • Akash Sriram

SpaceX's near-term AI payoff seen tethered to Earth, not outer space

By Reuters: Elon Musk may have pitched ​a future where space powers AI, but Wall Street analysts say SpaceX's near-term value remains firmly tethered to Earth, where it ‌is building out the infrastructure underpinning the AI boom.

Also: CNA and Yahoo Finance
2026-07-10T06:30:12.082975-07:00