SpaceX's Starship takes off on its 13th test mission. SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, launched this Friday (24) a new launch of its Starship, the most powerful ship in the world and designed for future missions to the Moon and Mars. This is the 13th test flight of the company's space vehicle and, as in the other experiments, there were no passengers on board. The launch took place after two postponements caused by ship failures and bad weather. ?? Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send it to g1 The last launch of the supership took place in May and ended with a sudden fall of the propellant, Super Heavy, the lower stage, which was supposed to make a controlled landing in the Gulf of Mexico. There were no reports of injuries or property damage. After the accident, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily suspended flights until investigations were completed. The agency completed its analysis and paved the way for the new test. Takeoff on Starship's 13th test flight Reproduction/SpaceX In this Friday's flight, the ship released 20 units of the new generation of Starlink satellites for the first time. SpaceX's objective was to connect the equipment with the network that already operates in space for a few minutes, before it is destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere. "Today's test will provide critical data as we prepare to expand our Starlink constellation," the company said. The company said that the cause of the incident in May was drive problems in 5 of 33 Super Heavy propellant engines, which caused the return maneuver to be interrupted prematurely. To prevent this from happening again, the vehicle received adjustments. Among the new features are changes to the structure and propellant system to solve problems from the previous flight. The engine starting configuration, for example, has had adjustments to offer more reliability and make the vehicle's changes in direction more stable. The upper stage also received changes to its propulsion system. Despite having completed the previous flight, the capsule lost one of its three engines shortly after separating from the booster, which required the changes. SpaceX also used the flight to test Starship's heat shield, necessary protection for the ship not to be taken over by calls upon return to Earth. According to the company, the focus is to advance a project to quickly reuse the ship. Launch of Starship, on July 24, 2026 Reproduction/SpaceX Starship, SpaceX ship, in a photo released on July 23, 2026 Disclosure/SpaceX