Starship flight test 10

Starship flight test 10 will be the tenth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. Ship 36 and Booster 16 will fly on this test flight.^[4][5] As of June 2025, the flight profile is unknown. Because of incidents during Flight 9, it is likely Flight 10's ship will land in the Indian Ocean, but a landing at Starbase is possible.^[6]

Starship flight test 10

Mission type	Flight test
Operator	SpaceX
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Starship Ship 36[1]
Spacecraft type	Starship (Block 2)
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Start of mission
Launch date	NET June 2025[2]
Rocket	Super Heavy (Block 2, B16-1)[3]
Launch site	Starbase, OLP-A
End of mission
Landing site	Super Heavy: Starbase, OLP-A (planned), Gulf of Mexico (contingency) Ship: Starbase, OLP-B or Indian Ocean (planned), Gulf of Mexico (contingency)
SpaceX Starship flight tests ← Flight 9 Flight 11 →

Background

Vehicle testing ahead of launch

Ship 36

Ship 36 was assembled in Mega Bay 2 throughout February and March 2025.^[7] It was rolled out to the Massey's test site for cryogenic testing on April 26.^[8][9] It conducted a full cryogenic test on April 27.^[10] It was rolled back to Mega Bay 2 for engine installation on April 29.^[11]

Booster 16

Booster 16 conducted a cryogenic test on February 28,^[12] before being rolled back to the production site on March 20 for engine installation.^[13] It rolled out to the launch site on June 3 for static fire testing.^[14] On June 5, it began filling with propellant ahead of a static fire test. The test was aborted just after the booster had completed propellant loading, with B16 being de-tanked shortly after.^[15] Booster 16 then completed an 8 second duration static fire on June 6.^[16][17] It was then lifted off the OLM on June 7 and rolled back to MB1 on June 8.

Impact of Flights 7, 8 and 9

SpaceX has suffered a succession of flight test failures since Flight 7.^[18][19] During Flight 7 on January 16, 2025, initial data indicated that a fire occurred mid-flight, resulting in the destruction of the vehicle. The failures resulted in a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation that delayed Flight 8.^[20][21]

During Flight 8, four engines shut down approximately 30 seconds before the planned SECO, resulting in loss of control, telemetry, and subsequent vehicle burnout.^[22] The FAA opened an investigation into the crash,^[23] but on May 22, the FAA determined that the Flight 8 failure did not impact public safety.^[24] On June 12, the FAA announced that the mishap investigation into Flight 8 was closed.^[25]

On Flight 9, the vehicle reached its intended trajectory, but several failures occurred, including a loss of attitude control, which prevented Starship from achieving most of its objectives, and it disintegrated during reentry.^[18][19] On May 30th, FAA ordered SpaceX to conduct an investigation regarding Flight 9.^[26] It is not known at this time whether the failure in Flight 9 could affect the schedule of subsequent tests.