SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 launched at 7:37 p.m. EDT from Starbase Texas on May 27, 2025.

The Starship Flight 9 launch included the B14-2 Super Heavy Booster previously used in Flight 7. Ship 35 (S35) made up the upper stage in Flight 9. Overall, 33 Raptor engines were on the booster. Six Raptor engines were on the upper stage of Starship.

Starship Flight 9 Objectives • Demonstrate booster reuse by recovering B14-2 after separation. • Deploy eight Starlink satellite simulators from Ship 35’s payload bay. • Perform an in-space Raptor engine relight to test orbital maneuvering capabilities. • Test upgraded heat shield tiles, including metallic and actively cooled variants, for improved re-entry performance. • Achieve a controlled re-entry and splashdown of Ship 35 in the Indian O

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