FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2025 – Reston, Va. – AIAA issued the following statement from CEO Clay Mowry:
“Congratulations to the SpaceX team on the incredible 10th test flight of Starship. Every flight pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in reusable launch systems. The onboard camera views gave us a front-row seat to witness progress on the world’s largest heavy-lift reusable space launch system.
This flight demonstrated several of Starship’s capabilities including the ability to successfully dispense test Starlink payloads. The SpaceX engineering teams have applied valuable lessons from their recent test flights and they are making progress on a number of fronts.
It’s exciting to see SpaceX breaking barriers in reusable launch! We applaud SpaceX on accelerating humanity’s journey back to the moon and onward to Mars.
AIAA salutes the thousands of SpaceX professionals whose engineering expertise and determination have made this bold step forward with Starship that is shaping the future of aerospace.”
Media contact: Rebecca Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270
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Hero image at the top: Booster landing of Starship’s tenth flight test from its Starbase facility in South Texas on August 26, 2025. | Credit: SpaceX