SpaceX
Builds and flies Starship from Starbase, Texas.
Role in each timeline
- SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
Develops, tests and operates Starship and Super Heavy from Starbase, and holds NASA's Human Landing System contract.
Entries that mention SpaceX
- FAA publishes notice on expanded Starship contingency reentry operations Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Ship 41 static fires for Flight 14, planned as Starship's first orbital launch; ship catch deferred Announcementon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Attempt to tow the Flight 13 ship to shore fails in rough seas Reporton SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 13: first real Starlink V3 satellites deployed; Starship splashes down and stays intact Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- NASA specifies V3 lander test article for Artemis III Announcementon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA closes the Flight 12 booster mishap investigation, clearing Flight 13 Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 12: Starship V3, Raptor 3 and Pad 2 debut; the ship completes its mission, the booster is lost Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- NASA OIG reports at least two-year HLS development delay Reporton SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- NASA reshapes Artemis: a 2027 Earth-orbit mission to test landers with Orion, Moon landing moves to Artemis IV in 2028 Announcementon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 11: the last Block 2 Starship and first-generation booster fly a clean mission Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 10: every objective met, first payload deployment and a second in-space relight Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA clears Flight 10 after Flight 9 investigation Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Ship 36 explodes on the test stand at Starbase while loading propellant for a static fire Reporton SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA closes Flight 8 mishap investigation Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA opens Flight 9 investigation for Starship loss Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 9: first reflown Super Heavy; the booster breaks up in its landing burn and Starship tumbles before reentry Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA authorizes Flight 9 before Flight 8 closure Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA environmental approval lets SpaceX launch Starship from Starbase 25 times a year Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA closes Flight 7 mishap investigation Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 8: third booster catch, Starship lost again after an engine bay event Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA lets Starship return to flight while the Flight 7 investigation stays open, and licenses Flight 8 Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 7: second booster catch, but the upgraded Starship is lost and debris falls over Turks and Caicos Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 6: catch aborted by tower health checks, first in-space Raptor relight, daylight splashdown Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 5: the launch tower catches the Super Heavy booster on the first attempt Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 4: both stages survive to soft splashdowns; Starship lives through reentry with a burning flap Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA permits Starship return during Flight 3 investigation Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 3: Starship completes its ascent burn, opens the payload door and reenters for the first time before breaking up Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 2: all 33 engines burn to staging, hot-staging works, both stages are lost Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- FAA closes the Flight 1 mishap investigation with 63 corrective actions before a second launch Regulatoryon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit
- Flight 1: the first integrated Starship clears the pad, loses engines, tumbles and is destroyed after four minutes Launchon SpaceX Starship Test Flights: From the First Launch to Orbit