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SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket

October 14, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This was the fifth and final flight of this iteration of the rocket, which has been marred by a number of setbacks. The first Starship Version 3 is expected to debut in 2026.

SpaceX successfully launches Super Heavy-Starship on critical test flight

August 27, 2025 William Harwood

While re-entry heating damaged a protective “skirt” around the the engine bay of the upper stage Starship, along with partially melting a control flap near its hinge, the vehicle remained under control throughout and made it all the way to a powered splashdown in the Indian Ocean as planned.

Launch preview: SpaceX tries for third time to launch Starship Flight 10 from Starbase, Texas

August 26, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX will make its latest attempt following scrubs due to ground systems issues and then poor weather. Liftoff from Pad A at Starbase is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC).

Poor weather delays Starship Flight 10 to Tuesday

August 25, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX rescheduled the 10th flight of its Starship rocket to Tuesday after bad weather caused a 24 hour delay. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC).

SpaceX scrubs crucial 10th test flight of Starship

August 24, 2025 Spaceflight Now

Watch live as a Super Heavy booster and Starship launch on a crucial test flight for SpaceX’s fully reusable rocket, following three consecutive failures of the Starship upper stage in-flight and an explosion on the test stand. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC.

SpaceX schedules 10th test flight for Starship, details recent setbacks

August 16, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The next launch of SpaceX’s super heavy lift rocket would come nearly three months after the last test flight. Liftoff from Starbase, Texas, is planned during a one-hour window that opens at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC).

Next Starship explodes on test stand

June 19, 2025 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX’s next Starship vehicle, Ship 36, was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion shortly after 11 p.m. CT (0400 UTC) Wednesday as it was being readied for a static fire test at the company’s Massey facility, near Starbase, Texas.

SpaceX launches first flight-proven Super Heavy booster, loses control of Starship mid-flight

May 28, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission saw the Block 2 version of the upper stage get further than the previous two flights, but the rocket succumbed to leaks that caused a loss of attitude control.

Launch preview: SpaceX to launch its Starship-Super Heavy rocket on its 9th test flight

May 26, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch will be preceded by a company talk from Elon Musk, discussing SpaceX’s plans for developing the rocket for Mars exploration. Launch teams are targeting a liftoff from Pad A at Starbase, Texas, on Tuesday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT, 2330 UTC).

FAA clears SpaceX to launch its 9th Starship super heavy rocket, while Flight 8 mishap investigation continues

May 23, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

A series of aviation and marine warnings suggest the launch could be as soon as Tuesday, May 27, following the Memorial Day holiday, which was confirmed by SpaceX on Friday.