Space & Defense entity
Every one of those 2 sits in a single category, launches. Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention SpaceX, the most common co-covered peer. Source depth averages 4.5 original sources per story, versus 3.1 across the same-window beat baseline.
Last mentioned: Jul 25, 2026
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Coverage balance Positive coverage leads. Positive coverage exceeds negative coverage by 50 percentage points.
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Every one of those 2 sits in a single category, launches. Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention SpaceX, the most common co-covered peer. Source depth averages 4.5 original sources per story, versus 3.1 across the same-window beat baseline. The 6.5 average consequence score is below the beat benchmark of 6.8 in the same window. Raptor appears in 2 tracked Space & Defense stories published from July 20, 2026 through July 25, 2026.
Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 68 Space & Defense stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Raptor. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Starship Flight 13 launch
Liftoff at 5:52 p.m. CT from Starbase. Booster splashdown, satellite deployment, in-space engine relight, and upper-stage splashdown achieved.
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.
Original launch target
First planned launch date for Starship Flight 13, postponed due to technical issues.
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.
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.
SpaceX’s Starship completed its 13th test flight, successfully deploying 20 operational Starlink V3 satellites and reigniting a Raptor engine in space for the first time. The milestones accelerate the Starlink mega-constellation expansion and validate key technologies for orbital refueling and deep-space missions.
Source: mexicostar.com · thepeninsulaqatar.com
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.
Source: baltimoresun.com · dailycamera.com
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