# Dan Huot

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-16**: Flight 13 scrubbed at T-0 — Starship’s 13th test flight is aborted automatically when some Raptor engines fail to light on Super Heavy. Propellants are offloaded, and Musk says 2 engines will be replaced.
- **2026-07-13**: FAA clears Starship for flight — The FAA announces acceptance of SpaceX’s mishap investigation and lifts the grounding order, clearing the way for Flight 13.
- **2026-05**: Starship Flight 12 mishap — The first flight of Starship Version 3 ends with an uncontrolled booster landing in the Gulf, triggering an FAA mishap investigation and grounding.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Starship T-0 Abort: 2 of 33 Raptors Failed, SpaceX Swaps Engines for Next Week
2026-07-20 03:28:32 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 7

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight was automatically aborted at ignition after multiple Raptor engines failed to light. CEO Elon Musk says two engines will be replaced, targeting a retry early next week. The scrub, days after FAA clearance from a prior mishap, highlights persistent engine-start reliability challenges as SpaceX races toward operational missions.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/starship-t0-abort-two-raptor-engine-swap-next-week

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