SpaceX gears up for Starship Flight 13

SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 13 as soon as July 16 from its Starbase in Texas, targeting a 90-minute window that opens at 6:45 p.m. Eastern. The mission aims to test fixes to issues from the previous flight, including a controlled "soft" splashdown, and deploy 20 functioning Starlink V3 satellites. The launch comes after a static fire of the Super Heavy booster and a mishap investigation mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration.