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SpaceX readies Starship Flight 14 for a historic journey into uncharted territory
Teslarati • • science
Key Points:
- SpaceX completed a wet dress rehearsal for Starship Flight 14, keeping the mission on track for launch on September 28 from Starbase, Texas, aiming for the vehicle's first orbital flight instead of a suborbital path.
- Flight 14 will deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites into orbit for the first time, adding significant network capacity, while testing Starship’s heat shield and its ability to relight engines in space for reentry.
- Google is launching its first AI chips into orbit on October 1 via SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission, testing its Project Suncatcher research to explore large-scale AI computing in space, with plans for future orbital data centers.
- Tesla produced its first Cybercab vehicle using cathode material made in-house at its new U.S. cathode plant, marking a key step in vertical integration and supply chain control for its lithium-ion battery production.
- Tesla is set to inaugurate its dedicated Semi factory in Sparks, Nevada, showcasing new-generation Semi trucks with customer branding from major companies like PepsiCo and Einride, signaling expansion of its electric Class 8 truck fleet.
