This screen grab from a SpaceX live webcast shows SpaceX's Starship rocket just as the launch from Starbase was aborted during the 13th test flight in South Padre Island, Texas, on July 16, 2026. SpaceX was set for a test launch of its powerful Starship rocket on July 16, the first since the company went public last month. The mammoth rocket was scheduled for blast off from the company's Starbase facility in southern Texas during a 90-minute window that opened at 5:45 pm local time (2245 GMT), before being aborted. This would have been Starship's 13th flight overall. (Photo by SPACEX / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / SPACEX" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS