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SpaceX planning Thursday launch of Starship Flight 13
Summary by The McAllen Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Steve Clark , MyRGV.com (The Monitor) - All News
· July 20, 2026
· 3 min read
S paceX is now targeting Thursday for Flight 13 of its newly redesigned Starship/Super Heavy from Boca Chica/Starbase. The expected launch of Starship S40 and Super Heavy booster B20 was scrubbed at T-0 last Thursday after a portion of the booster’s 33 Raptor engines failed to ignite for liftoff,...
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Summary created by The McAllen Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Original reporting Steve Clark, MyRGV.com (The Monitor) - All News Original story Read at the source Source published Jul 20, 2026 Indexed here Jul 21, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
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Key takeaway Back up dates are Friday and July 29, with the same launch window.
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Published: July 20, 2026 ·
Source: MyRGV.com (The Monitor) - All News ·
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What is this story about? S paceX is now targeting Thursday for Flight 13 of its newly redesigned Starship/Super Heavy from Boca Chica/Starbase. The expected launch of Starship S40 and Super Heavy booster B20 was scrubbed at T-0 last Thursday after a portion of the booster’s 33 Raptor engines failed to ignite for liftoff,...
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