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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 14) NET August.
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 13) Starship flight 13 launched on 2026-07-24.
  3. What was the result? Successful liftoff and staging. B20 had a good boostback burn, but landing burn had insufficient engines. S40 performs perfectly, with nominal payload deploy and in-space raptor relight. Ship reentry, landing burn, are nominal, and S40 remains intact after splashdown.

Previous Flights

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  • Flight 1: S24 and B7. First full stack launch, RUD before stage separation.
  • Flight 2: S25 and B9. Successful stage separation, booster RUD during boostback burn, ship RUD shortly prior to scheduled SECO.
  • Flight 3: S28 and B10. Booster performs a successful boostback burn, but experiences RUD during landing burn. Ship makes it past SECO, but loses attitude control and is destroyed on reentry.
  • Flight 4: S29 and B11. First successful booster water landing. Ship survives reentry despite burn-through on forward flap, and performs a successful water landing.
  • Flight 5: S30 and B12. First booster catch with chopsticks. Ship performs successful water landing.
  • Flight 6: S31 and B13. Booster offshore divert due to damage to catch tower during launch. Ship performs successful water landing.
  • Flight 7: S33 and B14-1. First V2 Ship launch. Harmonic oscillation on ship causes RUD before SECO. Booster is caught by chopsticks.
  • Flight 8: S34 and B15-1. Engine failure on ship causes RUD before SECO. Booster is caught by chopsticks.
  • Flight 9: S35 and B14-2. First booster reflight. Ship makes it past SECO, but loses attitude control and is destroyed on reentry. Booster RUD upon landing burn startup prior to planned splashdown.
  • Flight 10: S37 and B16. All mission objectives fulfilled. First V2 ship to make it through reentry to landing burn and splashdown. First successful deployment of Starlink simulators. Booster successfully tested landing without one centre engine, using an engine on the middle ring to compensate.
  • Flight 11: S38 and B15-2. All mission objectives fulfilled. Ship performs successful landing burn and splashdown, despite intentional missing tiles on heatshield. Second successful deployment of Starlink simulators. Booster successfully tested a 13-5-3 engine landing profile.
  • Flight 12: First V3 launch. Successful liftoff. Booster boostback burn is incomplete, and landing burn fails. Ship experiences an R-vac out shortly after stage separation, but limps to orbit on 5/6 engines. In-space raptor relight is cancelled, but payload deployment is nominal. Ship reentry, landing burn, and splashdown are nominal.
  • Fight 13: Successful liftoff and staging. B20 had a good boostback burn, but landing burn had insufficient engines. S40 performs perfectly, with nominal payload deploy and in-space raptor relight. Ship reentry, landing burn, are nominal, and S40 remains intact after splashdown.

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2026-08-01

Ship Location Status Comments
S39.1 (test tank) Production site (NSF, ViX, TrackingTheSB)
S40 Indian Ocean Destroyed Stacking took place from Nov 12th through March 2nd. Cryo testing from May 3rd through May 6th. Engine testing Jun 24th through 26th. Launched Jul 24th.
S41 Megabay 2 Pending engine install April 17th: Pez Dispenser moved into MB2. April 20th: Nosecone+Payload Bay stack N:3 moved into MB2 and later that day lifted over the Pez Dispenser. Later that day the Pez Dispenser was installed. April 21st: Forward Dome section FX:4 moved into MB2. April 28th: Common Dome Section CX:3 moved into MB2. May 2nd: Section A2:3 moved into MB2. Cryo testing Jun 28th to Jul 6th.
S42 Starfactory Stacking Stacking began Jul 11th.
S43.1 (test tank) Massey's Testing
Booster Location Status Comment
B18.1 Massey's Testing
B18.3 Massey's Testing
B20 Gulf of Mexico Destroyed Stacking took place from Feb 5th through Apr 30th. Cryo tested Jun 6th through Jun 8th. Launched July 24th.
B21 Megabay 1 Pending engine installation Stacking began Jun 4th, completed Jun 28th. Cryo testing Jul 17th through Jul 22nd.
B22 Megabay 2 Stacking Stacking started Jun 29th.

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

2026-08-05:

  • Massey's: Both of the chopstick simulators are lifted back into the "Supercrusher" test structure. (ViX)
  • Road delay for "Production to Masseys" is still listed for Aug 5th 23:59 to Aug 6th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive)
  • Pad 1: Two concrete pours are underway. One pump is pouring one of the flame trench ramps, and the other is pouring the floor of the ground support equipment bunker. Also, a second level of shielding is installed on the base of the tower. (ViX)
  • More deliveries arrive for the walls of the flame trench. (ViX)
  • A beam for the drawworks balcony is lifted into position. (ViX)
  • Production site: The S43.1 nosecone test article exits Megabay 2. (efraser77, AshleyKillip)
  • McGregor: R3.176 heads towards the testing area. (SpaceRhin0)
  • Flight 13: Normand Ranger appears to be actively towing S40 towards Australia at a rate of ~2.5 - 3 kn. At this speed, the ETA for arrival at Onslow Port would be ~13 days. (Blobifie)
  • Normand Ranger currently drifting once more and experiencing 17mph (27 km/h) winds, with up to 45mph (72 km/h) winds steadily moving in from the south. (interstellargw)