WASHINGTON — SpaceX is preparing for its final Starship launch of the year Monday night, as the company continues testing the powerful rocket system designed to carry astronauts to the moon and, eventually, Mars.

The launch window for Starship’s 11th test flight opens at 7:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 13, from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The facility, which doubles as SpaceX headquarters, was recently approved to become its own city in May.

Starship is the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, standing 403 feet tall when fully stacked. It consists of a 232-foot Super Heavy rocket booster and a 171-foot upper-stage spacecraft, both powered by six of SpaceX’s Raptor engines.

The vehicle had its most successful 2025 test flight in August, when the upper stage reached spa

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