Source: Wccf
“SpaceX has shipped its Starship upper stage ship destined to fly on Flight 9, back to its production facilities after a static fire and rolled out the Super Heavy booster for the flight to the launch pad. The movements come as a fresh Coast Guard notice points to May 21st as the earliest lift-off date for the highly anticipated Flight 9. With the upcoming flight, SpaceX will fly the second generation upper stage for the third time in 2025 and after both its earlier tests ended in failure. Starship Flight 9 will also be the first test flight that reuses a Super Heavy booster for an important milestone in the test program. … SpaceX hasn’t confirmed any launch details about Starship yet despite the fact that the firm conducted a static fire of the upper stage spacecraft and shipped it back to its production facilities yesterday and this morning, local time.” (05/13/25)