SpaceX engineers are working around the clock at the company's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, preparing Starship for its next integrated flight test. The next launch represents another major step toward making humanity multi-planetary.
Key upgrades include improvements to the Raptor engine cluster, enhanced heat shield tiles on the Starship upper stage, and refinements to the propellant transfer systems. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has described Starship as the most important vehicle in human history.