Starship Flight Timeline

[BobfromWB]

Flight Timeline

Flight 13: Sometimes in early July. Booster 20 and Ship 40. Another suborbital profile, validating the changes SpaceX is making to Raptor 3 and to the version 3 architecture in general.

Flight 14: Beginning of August. Booster 21 and Ship 41. Orbital injection, and the first ever ship catch attempt at the tower. This is the flight that proves Starship can come home.

Flight 15: Beginning of September. Likely Ship 42 with whatever booster is ready by then. Another full mission profile, with the program now genuinely operational.

This is what running a launch program at scale looks like. Not just hardware moving through bays, but a complete operational tempo where the production line, the test campaign, the pad, and the mission planning are all running in lockstep.

SpaceX's Plan To Make Starship Reenter On Flight 14! | 24:32
What about it!? | 650K subscribers | 209,842 views | June 19, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K60YfjHEeo0

[Cyber Liberty]

SpaceX is still leading the race!

[Idiot]

Flight Timeline

Flight 13: Sometimes in early July. Booster 20 and Ship 40. Another suborbital profile, validating the changes SpaceX is making to Raptor 3 and to the version 3 architecture in general.

Flight 14: Beginning of August. Booster 21 and Ship 41. Orbital injection, and the first ever ship catch attempt at the tower. This is the flight that proves Starship can come home.

Flight 15: Beginning of September. Likely Ship 42 with whatever booster is ready by then. Another full mission profile, with the program now genuinely operational.

This is what running a launch program at scale looks like. Not just hardware moving through bays, but a complete operational tempo where the production line, the test campaign, the pad, and the mission planning are all running in lockstep.

SpaceX's Plan To Make Starship Reenter On Flight 14! | 24:32
What about it!? | 650K subscribers | 209,842 views | June 19, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K60YfjHEeo0

Beginning of August a ship catch attempt.  I may have to make the pilgrimage down there to watch another one.  We went down for flight 11 and it was simply amazing to watch.  I still can't believe that they practically let you drive up to the ship.

[BobfromWB]

SpaceX is still leading the race!

Its the only player in the race - Bezos' Blue Origin is out after they blew up on their only launch site destroying it completely, and by order of NASA's J.I.

[Cyber Liberty]

Its the only player in the race - Bezos' Blue Origin is out after they blew up on their only launch site destroying it completely, and by order of NASA's J.I.

I assumed Blue Origin was going to rebuild the pad...it's owned by NASA, right?  Until then, I guess they are out of it!  I hope SpaceX gets orbital soon, as you described in the OP.

[catfish1957]

Its the only player in the race - Bezos' Blue Origin is out after they blew up on their only launch site destroying it completely, and by order of NASA's J.I.

And why all these top dollar hedge fund goons might lose their shirt, once they realize the traditional IPO dip for SPCX may not materialize.  And why I knew this would be the ultimate long term play.

This trade was for my great grandchildren.

[Idiot]

And why all these top dollar hedge fund goons might lose their shirt, once they realize the traditional IPO dip for SPCX may not materialize.  And why I knew this would be the ultimate long term play.

This trade was for my great grandchildren.

Wait until the locked shares begin to trade then it will fall like they always do.