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  1. Starlab Station Tour: Voyager’s Starship-Sized Research Outpost

    Published: 14 Aug 2026

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut tours a mock-up of Starlab, Voyager Technologies' planned commercial space station, with CEO Dylan Taylor.

  2. Starship Flight 13: Pad Abort Cause and 20 Starlink V3 Satellites

    Mission: 2026Published: 25 Jul 2026

    Livestream of SpaceX's Starship Flight 13, the second flight of the V3 vehicle, from Starbase pad two with Booster 20 and Ship 40.

    View mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  3. Starship Flight 13: Booster Splashdown and Ship Orbit Insertion

    Mission: 2026Published: 24 Jul 2026

    SpaceX launched Starship's 13th test flight from Starbase in South Texas on July 24, 2026.

    View mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, South Texas
  4. Starship Flight 13 Scrub: Booster Abort at Startup on Pad 2

    Mission: 2026Published: 16 Jul 2026

    Everyday Astronaut's livestream of Starship Flight 13, the second flight of Starship V3, which was to carry 20 Starlink V3 satellites on a suborbital trajectory.

    View mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas (Pad 2)
  5. Starship Flight 12: Inside the Final Days Before the First V3

    Published: 13 Jul 2026

    SpaceX's documentary follows engineers through the final days before the first Starship V3 flight, Flight 12.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase
  6. Starship Flight 12: First V3 Launch, Booster Loss and Engine Out

    Published: 23 May 2026

    Live coverage of Starship Flight 12, the first flight of a Starship version 3 vehicle from the new pad 2, with commentary from Tim Dodd and the SpaceX webcast.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  7. Starship Flight 12: Countdown to the First V3 Launch from Pad 2

    Published: 22 May 2026

    Everyday Astronaut hosts a live stream ahead of Starship Flight 12, the first flight of Starship version 3 from the new pad 2 at Starbase.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  8. Starship V3 Flight 12: Pad 2, Raptor 3, Booster 19 and Ship 39

    Published: 20 May 2026

    An overview of what is new on SpaceX's first Starship V3 launch, Flight 12: Pad 2 at Starbase, Raptor 3 engines, Booster 19 and Ship 39.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase
  9. Starship HLS: Why Landing on the Moon Needs 15+ Refueling Launches

    Published: 16 May 2026

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut examines whether Starship HLS is viable for Artemis.

  10. Falcon Heavy Launches ViaSat-3 F3 and Lands Both Side Boosters

    Mission: 2026Published: 29 Apr 2026

    SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A with the Boeing-built ViaSat-3 F3 satellite, the 12th Falcon Heavy flight and the first since October 2024.

    View mission: ViaSat-3 F3 (2026)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A
    Outcome
    Success
  11. ViaSat-3 F3 Falcon Heavy: Weather Stops the First Flight Since 2024

    Mission: 2026Published: 27 Apr 2026

    Everyday Astronaut's livestream followed SpaceX's attempt to launch Falcon Heavy with ViaSat-3 F3 from Launch Complex 39A.

    View mission: ViaSat-3 F3 (2026)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
  12. ISS Module Tour: Columbus, Kibo, Destiny and Zvezda in POV

    Published: 17 Dec 2025

    A guided point-of-view tour of the International Space Station, recorded by astronauts on Oct.

  13. Starship HLS Update: 49 Milestones and a Simplified Artemis 3 Plan

    Published: 30 Oct 2025

    A live read-through of SpaceX's press release on its Starship Human Landing System for NASA's Artemis program, with new renders and hardware photos.

  14. Tranche 1 Transport Layer C: Falcon 9 Lofts 21 Satellites

    Mission: 2025Published: 16 Oct 2025

    Everyday Astronaut hosts a live watch-along of SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch of 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer from Vandenberg, with the…

    View mission: Tranche 1 Transport Layer C (2025)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
  15. Starship Flight 11: Hot Staging, V3 Booster Landing Burn, SECO

    Published: 14 Oct 2025

    Launch coverage of SpaceX's 11th Starship flight test, flying Starship 38 and Super Heavy B15.2.

    View mission: Starship Flight 11
  16. Starship Flight 10: Launch from Starbase and Objectives Met

    Mission: 2025Published: 29 Sep 2025

    SpaceX's Starship tenth flight test lifted off on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

    View mission: Starship Flight 10 (2025)
    Vehicle
    Starship
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
    Outcome
    Success
  17. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    Mission: 2021Published: 6 Sep 2025

    A documentary following ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on his second trip to the International Space Station, Mission Alpha, which launched on April 23rd, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon…

    View mission: Crew-2 (2021)
    Launch site
    Cape Canaveral, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  18. ISS History: Assembly, Crises and the Plan to Deorbit by 2030

    Published: 12 Jul 2025

    A long-form history of the International Space Station, from early station proposals and Space Station Freedom through the Shuttle-era assembly, Expeditions, the Columbia pause, commercial cargo and…

    Outcome
    In progress
  19. How the ISS Will Be Destroyed at Point Nemo in 2030

    Published: 26 Mar 2025

    The B1M explains how the International Space Station was built from Zarya in 1998 onward and why it is planned to be brought down in 2030 by a specially modified SpaceX Dragon, ending in the ocean…

    View mission: International Space Station deorbit
  20. Starship Flight 8: Booster Caught, Then the Ship Loses Engines

    Mission: 2025Published: 7 Mar 2025

    SpaceX's eighth Starship flight test lifted off from Starbase with all 33 Raptor engines on the booster igniting, followed by hot staging and a booster catch at the tower.

    View mission: Starship Flight 8 (2025)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
    Outcome
    Partial success
  21. Starship Flight 6: Engine Relight, Aborted Catch, Ship Splashdown

    Mission: 2024Published: 3 Jan 2025

    SpaceX's sixth Starship flight test launched from Starbase on November 19, 2024.

    View mission: Starship Flight 6 (2024)
    Vehicle
    Starship
    Launch site
    Starbase
    Outcome
    Success
  22. Starship Flight 5: Super Heavy Booster Caught on First Attempt

    Mission: 2024Published: 6 Nov 2024

    SpaceX's fifth Starship flight test lifted off on October 13, 2024.

    View mission: Starship Flight 5 (2024)
    Launch site
    Starbase
    Outcome
    Success
  23. Why the ISS Will Be Deorbited at Point Nemo and What Comes Next

    Mission: 1998Published: 22 Jul 2024

    The video explains why the International Space Station is due to be deorbited by SpaceX around 2030 and sent into the sea at Point Nemo.

    View mission: International Space Station (1998)
    Outcome
    In progress
  24. Super Heavy’s 33 Raptors vs Saturn V’s Five F1 Engines Explained

    Published: 18 Jun 2024

    Compares the 33 Raptor engines on SpaceX's Super Heavy booster with the five F1 engines of the Saturn V.