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FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 13) Unknown, likely NET July.
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 12) Starship flight 12 launched on 2026-05-22 at 22:30:24 UTC.
  3. What was the result? 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.

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.

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2026-05-25

Ship Location Status Comments
S39 (Ship v3 SN1) Pad 2 Destroyed Stacking took place from Aug 16th through Nov 15th. Aft flaps installed Jan 19th and 20th. Cryo tested at Massey’s Feb 26th through Mar 8th. Static fired on Apr 14th. Stacked on B19 May 9th. Wet dress rehearsal May 11th. Cryo tested at Massey’s May 16th. Partial WDR May 20th. Launched May 22nd.
S39.1 (test tank) Massey’s Testing
S40 Massey’s Testing Stacking took place from Nov 12th through March 2nd. Cryo testing from May 3rd through present.
S41 Megabay 2 Stacking 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.
S42 to S46 Starfactory Nosecones under construction plus tiling January 19th: Photos of nosecones inside the Starfactory (note that S44 isn’t visible because it’s been moved elsewhere). January 28th: Latest photos of the nosecones
Booster Location Status Comment
B18.1 Massey’s Testing
B18.3 Massey’s Testing
B19 Pad 2 Destroyed Stacking took place from Nov 25th through Dec 23rd. Cryo tested Feb 1st through Feb 9th. 10-engine static fire Mar 16th, 33-engine static fire Apr 15th. Wet dress rehearsal Apr 16th. 33-engine static fire May 7th. Wet dress rehearsal May 11th. Partial WDR May 20th. Launched May 22nd.
B20 Mega Bay 1 Pending cryo testing Stacking took place from Feb 5th through Apr 30th.
B21-B22 Starfactory Assorted sections under construction After B18’s failure, Mark Federschmidt (one of the members of the Starship booster team) made some tweets which mentioned B19 to B22 being under construction (meaning sections inside the Starfactory).

Resources

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    4 days ago

    2026-05-21:

    • Flight 12, attempt 1: Overnight convoy of cryo tankers top up the tank farm. (ViX)
    • 06:20, 10:05: Detonation suppression system and ship flaps are tested. (ViX, Starship Gazer)
    • 12:00: The range support helicopters are on duty. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • 12:49: Cryo deliveries continue. (ViX)
    • 13:56: Elon arrives. (elonjet)
    • 14:33: Pad clear. (ViX)
    • 15:13: Chopsticks open and rise. (NSF)
    • 15:57: Roadblock assembles. (NSF)
    • 16:25: Tank farm is active. (ViX)
    • 16:26: Liftoff is delayed to 18:00. (SpaceX)
    • 16:38: Roadblock retreats. (ViX)
    • 16:56: Liftoff is delayed to 18:30. (SpaceX)
    • 17:39: Go for propellant load. (SpaceX, NSF)
    • 17:54: Propellant load underway. (SpaceX, NSF 1, NSF 2)
    • 18:11: Marine assets are in position in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean (Cornwell 1, Cornwell 2)
    • 18:29: Hold at T-40 seconds. (SpaceX)
    • 18:41: Scrub is called after multiple countdown clock recycles. (SpaceX)
    • Scrubbed due to pad auto-abort. (NSF, Avid Space)
    • “The hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did not retract.” (Elon)
    • Road delay for “[85] Turnbasin - 39A (Saturn, 39A)” is posted for May 21st 17:30 to 19:00. (ViX)
    • Detank. (ViX)
    • Road open. (ViX)
    • Other: Chun Wang (of the Fram2 mission) expresses interest in Starship flyby missions of both the Moon and of Mars. (SpaceX 1, SpaceX 2)