SpaceX aims to launch the seventh Starship flight test on Jan. 10. It will mark the first time the company attempts to deploy a payload during the flight.

SpaceX is gearing up to launch Starship for its seventh test flight, attempting to deploy Starlink mock-ups from the rocket for the first time. Starship is set for liftoff as early as Friday, January 10,

After separation from the upper stage, the lower-stage booster will attempt to return to Starbase to land at its launch tower. The company achieved the feat during the fifth flight of Starship on Oct. 13 but was unable to repeat it on the sixth flight in November. That booster diverted to a water landing in the Gulf of Mexico.

SpaceX is significantly upping the ante of its Starship test flight program, with the next rocket launch expected to demonstrate payload deployment for

US space company SpaceX has announced that major upgrades have been made to the latest prototype of its spacecraft, the Starship. This is expected to conduct a test flight in the near future, perhaps as soon as Friday.

SpaceX is about to take its Starship test flight program to the next level by showcasing payload deployment for the first time. The next rocket launch will be carrying 10 Starlink "simulators," which are designed to mimic the size and weight of SpaceX's satellites.

SpaceX is significantly upgrading the Starship test flight program, with the next payload including 10 Starlink 'simulators' to test future satellites.