Starship Flight Test Liftoff on August 26, 2025

Starship Flight Test Launch

• 🚀 The Starship flight test is underway, with liftoff occurring on August 26, 2025.
• ⏰ The countdown proceeded through the T-minus 40-second hold point without issue.
• 🎤 Flight Director Machak Pura took over the countdown from T-minus 30 seconds.

Initial Flight Performance

• 📈 The vehicle pitched counter-range shortly after liftoff.
• 🎶 Applause and music accompanied the initial stages of the flight.
• 📊 Over 40 seconds into the flight, power and telemetry were nominal.
• ✅ The booster systems were reported as healthy as it began to pitch over the Gulf.