SpaceX launches its massive rocket Starship's 11th test flight — 10/13/2025

CNBC Television Published October 13, 2025

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Elon Musk’s aerospace and defense contractor, SpaceX, launches its 11th test flight of its massive rocket, Starship, Monday evening. Starship was designed to someday take astronauts to the Moon and potentially, one day, to Mars. Video courtesy: SpaceX. SpaceX has won major NASA Artemis mission contracts with Starship, which is the tallest and most powerful rocket ever launched. Before Monday, the company had completed 10 test flights of its Starship rocket system since April 2023. Its prior Starship test flights included five failures, a partial failure and four successes. The SpaceX test flight will proceed with the FAA and NASA's help despite a federal government shut down. As CNBC previously reported, the space agency granted NASA employees an exception and required some to work, unpaid for now, on Artemis missions through the shutdown. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: https://www.cnbc.com/WatchCNBCPlus Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader in business news worldwide. Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/ Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: https://cnb.cx/LinkedInCNBC Follow CNBC News on Instagram: https://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC Follow CNBC News on Facebo...