Starship reaches orbit for first time, deploys 26 Starlink satellites from Starbase
SpaceX’s 14th Starship flight marked a major milestone for the South Texas launch site, carrying its first operational payload into... Read more »
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SpaceX reschedules Starship’s first flight around the Earth
SpaceX is now targeting Sept. 28 for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase, a nearly 10-hour mission planned to send the... Read more »
SpaceX plans Starship’s first trip around Earth for Sept. 22
Flight 14 would be Starship’s first orbital mission and its first time carrying and deploying Starlink satellites.... Read more »
SpaceX targets third attempt at Starship Flight 13 after back-to-back scrubs
The company is aiming for a Friday evening launch from Starbase after an engine-related abort last week and a weather... Read more »
Mexican environmental group mobilizes at Playa Bagdad as SpaceX readies Starship launch
Volunteers will conduct shoreline patrols to document possible debris and monitor marine wildlife during Starship Flight 13.... Read more »
SpaceX schedules next Starship launch from Starbase
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship flight test from Starbase after making upgrades to address issues encountered during its... Read more »
SpaceX scrubs Starship test flight at final countdown, targets next launch attempt next week
Flight 13 was halted seconds before liftoff after an issue during Super Heavy booster engine startup. SpaceX says it is... Read more »
SpaceX targets Thursday Starship launch after Brownsville links shaking to Starbase test
The launch would be Starship’s first since the FAA grounded flights in May and follows a SpaceX ground test that... Read more »
FAA grounds future Starbase launches pending SpaceX investigation
Federal regulators said a problem occurred with the Super Heavy booster during its return flight over the Gulf of Mexico... Read more »
SpaceX pushes Starship launch to Thursday after multiple delays
The 12th flight test slipped from Tuesday to Wednesday and now Thursday as federal regulators investigate a worker death at... Read more »
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