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Launch preview: SpaceX tries again for first launch of its Starship Version 3 rocket

May 21, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will see the debut of several upgrades to the launch vehicle, including redesigned engines. Liftoff from Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, is scheduled during a window that opens at 5:30 p.m. CDT (6:30 p.m. EDT / 2230 UTC).

Launch preview: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase

October 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission is also projected to be the final launch of the Starship program for the year. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CDT (7:15 p.m. EDT / 2315 UTC).

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).

Launch preview: SpaceX to launch Starship Flight 8 following Monday scrub

March 3, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The eighth launch of SpaceX’s fully integrated Starship rocket will largely repeat the mission objectives of the previous flight, which saw the breakup of the Ship upper stage of the Turks and Caicos Islands. SpaceX is currently targeting Thursday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. CST (6:30 p.m. EST, 2330 UTC).

SpaceX tentatively targets March 14 for third Starship flight

March 7, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX published a livestream for the mission, suggesting it could launch its more than 400-foot-tall rocket by mid-March. There are still a number of outstanding items before that could happen, including the Federal Aviation Administration issuing a launch license.

SpaceX launches largest rocket ever built, but test flight ends in explosion

April 20, 2023 Stephen Clark

After years of anticipation, SpaceX launched the first test flight of its full-scale Starship rocket Thursday from South Texas, but the mission ended four minutes later as the vehicle veered out of control and self-destructed over the Gulf of Mexico following multiple engine failures.

Live coverage: SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes on test flight from Texas

April 20, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched the first full-scale Starship and Super Heavy rocket from South Texas at 8:33 a.m. CDT (9:33 a.m. EDT; 1333 UTC Thursday). The nearly 40-story-tall rocket, the largest ever built, lifted off from the Starbase launch complex and flew downrange before veering out of control and exploding about four minutes into the flight.

Video from Starbase: SpaceX prepares for second Starship launch attempt

April 19, 2023 Stephen Clark

Spaceflight Now’s Stephen Clark reports from Starbase in South Texas as SpaceX prepares the largest rocket in history for a second launch attempt after calling off a launch attempt Monday due to a valve problem.

Elon Musk’s success criteria for Starship test flight: “Don’t blow up the launch pad”

April 19, 2023 Stephen Clark

Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, did his best to set low expectations heading into the first test flight of the gargantuan Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket this week. “Just don’t blow up the launch pad,” Musk said.