Preview: Bob Zimmerman details SpaceX's target of October 13th for the next Starship Super Heavy orbital test flight, which will focus on testing various engine firing configurations during the Super Heavy booster's return. He reports significant setbacks

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

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Preview: Bob Zimmerman details SpaceX's target of October 13th for the next Starship Super Heavy orbital test flight, which will focus on testing various engine firing configurations during the Super Heavy booster's return. He reports significant setbacks for competitors, including an explosion during a Firefly Alpha static fire test and NASA canceling the cargo contract for Sierra Space's Dream Chaser due to over a year of unexplained silence and delays.
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0:23.7	This is CBS, I on the world. I'm John Batchel. Starship Super Heavy. Bob Zimmerman arrives
0:30.2	to give us a date and an ambition for the next test of Boca Chica to on their way to the moon and
0:37.4	Mars.
0:38.1	Bob, a very good evening to you.
0:40.2	Starship Super Heavy is scheduled for middle of October.
0:43.8	What's the mission this time?
0:45.0	Good evening to you.
0:46.1	Good evening.
0:46.7	Yes, SpaceX this week issued an update on what it plans to do,
0:52.5	and including in that update, is a target date.
0:55.1	They're aiming for October 13th to the 11th orbital test flight of Starship Super Heavy.
1:01.5	They have been doing static fire tests on the launch pad of Starship.
1:06.3	They're getting ready.
1:07.9	That update told us basically this flight will be very similar to the last flight.
1:12.8	That was really quite successful.
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