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  1. 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)
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. How the Vandenberg Range Decides Launch Weather, Zones and Destruct

    Published: 30 Oct 2025

    A tour of the range at Vandenberg Space Force Base, produced with the U.S.

    Launch site
    Vandenberg Space Force Base
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.

  17. Super Heavy Booster 9 Fires 33 Raptors in Second Static Fire

    Published: 25 Aug 2023

    SpaceX's live stream of the second static fire of Super Heavy Booster 9 at Starbase, Texas.

    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  18. Starship Booster 9 Static Fire: 2.74 Seconds, Four Engines Out

    Published: 6 Aug 2023

    SpaceX streamed the first static fire of Super Heavy Booster 9 from Starbase, Texas, about 3.5 months after the first integrated Starship flight test.

    View mission: Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  19. Starship Flight 1: S24 and Super Heavy B7 Lift Off from Starbase

    Mission: 2023Published: 27 May 2023

    SpaceX's video covers the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship (S24) and Super Heavy (B7) from Starbase in Texas.

    View mission: Starship Flight 1 (2023)
    Vehicle
    Starship
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
  20. Starship Flight 1: Pad Cleared, Then Tumble Ended the Test

    Mission: 2023Published: 20 Apr 2023

    SpaceX's webcast covers the first integrated flight test of Starship and Super Heavy from Starbase, Texas, after an earlier attempt was stood down for a frozen booster valve.

    View mission: Starship Flight 1 (2023)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
    Outcome
    Partial success