SpaceX Launches Starship Test Flight 9

Starship lifted off from Starbase on May 27, at 2337 UTC, sending the 40-story-tall rocket into the Texas. According to SpaceX, Flight 9 will test key upgrades to the Starship system, including re-igniting the Raptor engines in space and deploying a new set of eight dummy Starlink satellites. The mission will also demonstrate improvements implemented after the Flight 7 and 8 anomalies, aiming to validate systems for future fully reusable launches