The 13th SpaceX Starship rocket is launching tonight [July 16, 2026] in Boca Chica, Texas — a little over a month after the mixed success of #12. FOX 35’s Garrett Wymer speaks with Ken Kremer, Founding and Managing Editor of Space UpClose, about Starship’s history and its potential future. Screenshot: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/Fox35 Orlando. Video: https://youtu.be/HYpTDUCNrUI?si=67hbLbqfa55APohR. Note: Liftoff scrubbed due to engine issueTITUSVILLE, FL – On July 16, I was interviewed live on FOX 35 Orlando about the 13th SpaceX Starship test flight launch attempt from Starbase, Texas several hours before the planned liftoff.
The 13th SpaceX Starship rocket is launching tonight [July 16, 2026] in Boca Chica, Texas — a little over a month after the mixed success of #12. FOX 35’s Garrett Wymer speaks with Ken Kremer, Founding and Managing Editor of Space UpClose, about Starship’s history and its potential future. Screenshot: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/Fox35 Orlando. Video: https://youtu.be/HYpTDUCNrUI?si=67hbLbqfa55APohR Note: Liftoff scrubbed due to engine issueWatch my complete live interview on Fox 35 Orlando on July 16, 2026 – here including on Youtube:
Caption: The 13th SpaceX Starship rocket is launching tonight [July 16, 2026] in Boca Chica, Texas — a little over a month after the mixed success of #12. FOX 35’s Garrett Wymer speaks with Ken Kremer, Founding and Managing Editor of Space UpClose, about Starship’s history and its potential future
The 13th SpaceX Starship rocket is launching tonight [July 16, 2026] in Boca Chica, Texas — a little over a month after the mixed success of #12. FOX 35’s Garrett Wymer speaks with Ken Kremer, Founding and Managing Editor of Space UpClose, about Starship’s history and its potential future. Screenshot: Ken Kremer/SpaceUpClose.com/Fox35 Orlando. Video: https://youtu.be/HYpTDUCNrUI?si=67hbLbqfa55APohR. Note: Liftoff scrubbed due to engine issueSpaceX says they have made several upgrades in response to the issues seen on flight 12 when the boostback firing of the first stage engines failed and the upper stage raptors did not relight
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JETTY PARK BEACH/PORT CANAVERAL, FL – SpaceX achieved a record setting launch of two Falcon 9 rockets just 38.5 minutes apart on Saturday night, Aug. 15 with a pair of bicoastal orbital deliveries for Globalstar and the US Space Force from company launch pads in Florida and California. The record setting launch cadence began with a stunning Saturday evening launch
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