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SPACEX IS GEARING UP FOR STARSHIP'S 13TH TEST FLIGHT LATER THIS WEEK
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The next Starship test flight could take off as soon as Thursday. The mission will be similar to the last Starship flight in May, but there will be real Starlink satellites inside the vehicle's cargo bay. The Starlink V3 satellites will not be a part of SpaceX's operational network. SpaceX engineers will attempt to briefly establish laser communication links between the Starlink V3s and other spacecraft flying in low-Earth orbit, after which they will fall back into the atmosphere and burn up during reentry.