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SpaceX launches its seventh test flight of the Starship launch vehicle, with an improved second stage, at

2025 in spaceflight — SpaceX launches its seventh test flight of the Starship launch vehicle, with an improved second stage, at Starbase in Texas, United States. The first stage is successfully caught b

Published January 16, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 in spaceflight.

SpaceX launches its seventh test flight of the Starship launch vehicle, with an improved second stage, at Starbase in Texas, United States. The first stage is successfully caught by the launch tower but the second stage breaks up shortly before engine shutdown. [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/16/spacex-launch-starship-flight-seven-starlink-satellite-test.html (CNBC)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-01-16).