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Flight 14 Waits on Approval as Near-Term Manifest Sketches Starship’s Next Steps
CADENA slides list Flight 15 for Oct. 19 and a Florida launch for Oct. 30, though dates remain provisional.
StarshipSpaceX Readies Starship Flight 14 for First Orbital Mission
Mission plans six orbits and deployment of 26 Starlink V3 satellites, pending FAA license.
StarshipStarship Targets First Orbital Flight for September 28; KSC Pad 39a Nears Operational Status
Flight 14 aims to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, while major construction at Kennedy Space Center appears complete with active tank farm testing.
StarshipSpaceX Targets First Starship Orbital Mission for Late September
Flight 14 will deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites while construction advances at Kennedy Space Center for a 2026 debut.
StarshipSpaceX Targets Sept. 22 for Starship's First Orbital Flight
The mission will deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites and complete six orbits before a Pacific splashdown.
StarshipSpaceX Moves Flight 15 Hardware to Massey’s for Cryogenic Testing
Booster 22 and Ship 42 are undergoing structural tests at Starbase, potentially enabling a dual catch attempt if Flight 14 succeeds.
StarshipStarbase Infrastructure Advances Toward Flight 14
Ship 42 completes cryo-proof testing at Massey's while Gigabay steel erection concludes and Pad 1 launch mount installation begins.
StarshipLaunch Site and Facility Progress Ahead of East Coast Starship Debut
LC-39A is nearing readiness while Roberts Road's Gigabay nears completion ahead of Florida operations.
StarshipSpaceX Tells the FCC That Starship Flight 14 Is Going to Orbit
The filing describes an orbital insertion attempt, a first for the program that has so far only completed suborbital flights.
StarshipStarship Is Coming Home: SpaceX Loads Floating Spacecraft Onto Huge Ship in Indian Ocean
The intact upper stage from Flight 13 was loaded onto a semi-submersible vessel off Christmas Island after an unprecedented soft splashdown.
StarshipSpaceX Unveils Plans for Starbase, Louisiana, Described as Largest Private Spaceport in the World
The Gulf Coast site would feature 10 Starship launch pads with first launch targeted for 2029.
StarshipSpaceX Plans $100 Billion Spaceport in Louisiana
The project would represent one of the largest single private infrastructure investments in the commercial space sector.
StarshipStarbase's Production Capacity Expanding With New Tooling, Vehicle Stacking Progress
Ship 43 nosecone reaches Mega Bay 2 while Booster 22 completes stacking and Gigabay structure finishes construction.
StarshipSpaceX Announces New Starbase in Louisiana for Thousands of Starship Launches Annually
The facility in Vermilion Parish could eventually support more than 30 Starship flights per day with over a dozen launch towers.
StarshipSpaceX Announces $100 Billion Starbase Louisiana Launch Site
The Vermilion Parish facility would feature 10 launch pads across five complexes, supporting thousands of Starship launches per year.
StarshipGoodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX Planning to Retire Workhorse Launcher When Starship Is up and Running
Elon Musk says the shift will happen once Starship reaches multiple reliable flights per week.
StarshipSpaceX Fires up Starship Ahead of Megarocket's First Orbital Flight
Single-engine and six-engine static fires completed with Ship 41 as SpaceX targets early-to-mid-September launch window for Flight 14.
StarshipShip 40 Arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to Starbase
The vehicle floated intact for roughly 24 days in the Indian Ocean before SpaceX guided it into sheltered waters near the Australian territory.
StarshipStarbase Production Lines up Multiple Starship Vehicles for Future Flights
Ship 42 and Booster 22 progress in parallel as SpaceX expands manufacturing infrastructure at its Texas facility.
StarshipSpaceX Has Solved Starship’s Biggest Challenge, Elon Musk Says
Musk cited Flight 13 data showing most tiles stayed attached with only minor damage and limited plasma streaking at seams.
StarshipSpaceX to Begin Starship Orbital Flights
The company is moving toward orbital missions of its fully reusable Starship vehicle, per SpaceNews.
StarshipSpaceX’s Starship Just Got Filmed by Its Own Cargo
Four cameras on a single Starlink V3 satellite captured the 171-foot upper stage drifting away after Flight 13.
StarshipStarbase Pad 1 Retrofits Progress as Block 3 Flights Start
Crews have excavated most of the trench and are preassembling flame diverter components while launch mount corners arrive.
StarshipSpaceX's Starship Completes 13th Test Flight With Ocean Splashdown
The upper stage remained afloat in the Indian Ocean for days after its July 24 launch, videos show.
StarshipSpaceX Starship Still Floating 5 Days After Flight
The V3 upper stage remains in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia after its softest splashdown yet on July 24.
StarshipSuper Heavy-Starship Rocket Chalks Up Mostly Successful Test Flight
The V3 rocket deployed 20 Starlink satellites and demonstrated an in-space engine re-start, while the booster made a hard Gulf splashdown.
StarshipSpaceX Eyes Tower Catch for Next Starship After Auspicious End to 13th Flight
The company may attempt to catch the upper stage with launch tower arms after an intact Indian Ocean splashdown yielded rare heat shield data.
StarshipSpaceX Wants to Catch Starship for Launch 14, Elon Musk Says
The plan would mark the first mid-air recovery of an orbital-class upper stage using SpaceX's Mechazilla tower arms.
StarshipSpaceX Starship Completes First Mission Carrying Real Payload to Orbit
The 13th test flight deployed production Starlink V3 satellites and recovered both Booster 20 and Ship 40.
StarshipMusk's Bad Week: Tesla Suffers Worst Slump Since 2022, SpaceX Drops Ahead of Starship Test Flight
Tesla shares fell to their lowest level since 2022 while SpaceX valuation dipped ahead of an anticipated Starship test flight.
StarshipRocket Report: Lightning Strikes in China; Starship Launch on Deck
SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight faces engine swap after last-second abort, now targeting Friday evening liftoff.
StarshipStarship Flight 13 Moved to Friday Due to Weather
The delay follows a T-0 abort last week that was caused by an engine ignition failure during the initial launch attempt.
StarshipSpaceX Starship Flight 13 Faces Wrath of the Texas Skies
Tropical Storm Bertha forces second delay; company needs clear weather for heat shield imagery.
StarshipSpaceX Targets Thursday for Starship Flight 13 After Booster Abort
CEO Elon Musk ordered engine swaps on Booster 20 after a fourth Raptor failed to ignite during the July 16 launch attempt.
StarshipSpaceX Starship Flight 13 Aborted After Engine Ignition Failure
Four of Super Heavy's 33 Raptor 3 engines failed to ignite during startup sequence, prompting automated abort.
StarshipSpaceX's Starship Flight 13 Test Launch Aborts at Last Second
The abort occurred just as Super Heavy engines began firing; SpaceX will investigate before rescheduling.
StarshipSpaceX to Deploy First Starlink V3 Satellites on Suborbital Starship-Super Heavy Flight
The mission will test deployment of 20 production satellites that SpaceX intends to briefly link to the broader constellation before reentry.
StarshipSpaceX Targets Starship Flight 13 With V3 Megarocket Today
Mission will deploy 20 next-generation Starlink satellites while working to fix issues from May's troubled booster return.
StarshipSpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week
The mission will carry and deploy 20 live Starlink V3 satellites to test laser links with other spacecraft.
StarshipSpaceX Targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, Reveals What Went Wrong on Previous Launch
FAA cleared the vehicle after closing its investigation into Flight 12 mishaps on July 13.
StarshipSpaceX Gears Up for Starship Flight 13
The company is preparing for the next test flight of its massive rocket system.
StarshipSpaceX Comes With a Slew of Changes for Starship Flight 13
The mission will deploy Starlink V3 satellites while testing heat shield monitoring technology developed in response to Flight 12 anomalies.
StarshipSpaceX Ignites All 33 Powerful Engines on Starship Booster Ahead of Flight 13 Launch
The static fire test clears the way for Starship's next test flight, which could come as soon as July 15.