SpaceX flew the Starship-Super Heavy on Sunday, Oct. 13. This was the fifth test flight of the full Starship-Super Heavy stack and the first attempt at catching the booster.
On Friday, Oct. 11, SpaceX Falcon 9 missions were released from the hold imposed on them while an investigation into the anomaly with the second stage of the Crew-9 mission was completed. The stage landed outside of the designated zone following re-entry on Sept. 28. While not affected by this investigation, the NASA-licensed Europa Clipper flight faced delays because its launch site was under a Hurricane Alert as Hurricane Milton passed over Florida on Wednesday. The mission launched successfully on Monday, Oct. 14.
Blue Origin attempts to launch the first flight of a new human-rated vehicle. On the other side of the world, China has launched one rocket to date.