SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket in first test flight since IPOCNBC ^ | July 24. 2026 | Lora KolodnyPosted on by aquila48SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket Friday evening from its company town and launch facility in Starbase, Texas, in a 13th test flight and the first since the company’s record IPO last month. SpaceX employees called the test flight “lucky number 13,” in a livestream of the event. The company is preparing Starship for a major NASA test flight next year. Friday’s test flight marked the second for Starship V3, the latest version of the rocket.