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SpaceX has officially set a launch date for Starship Flight 13, and after a record-breaking 33-engine static fire from Booster 20, launch is now just days away. In this week's Starship Update we cover everything leading into Flight 13, including: 🚀 Booster 20's impressive static fire 🚀 Ship 40's current status 🚀 SpaceX's new Flight 13 mission profile 🚀 20 Starlink V3 satellites flying for the first time 🚀 Hot staging improvements 🚀 Raptor engine reliability upgrades 🚀 Behind-the-scenes footage from SpaceX's new "Critical Path" documentary 🚀 Progress on Booster 21, Booster 22, Ship 41, Ship 42, and Ship 43 🚀 McGregor's record-breaking 8-minute Raptor test 🚀 Pad 1 upgrades 🚀 Giga Bay construction 🚀 Florida's Starship launch complex at SLC-37 With launch currently targeting July 16, excitement is building as SpaceX prepares for another major step toward fully reusable Starship. Will Flight 13 finally complete every major mission objective? ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Max Evans. 🖊️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera. 🎥 Video from Julia Begeron, Ceaser G, Colleen Liedtke, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, McGregor Live, SpaceX, Starbase Tracking. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton. 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). Rocket Ranch! https://www.rocketranchbocachica.com/ 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) #SpaceX #Starship #StarshipFlight13 #RocketLaunch #Space #Starbase LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3