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Super Heavy

The Super Heavy booster B7 during testing at the Starship launch site in Texas, February 2023.

Photo: Mobilus In Mobili / CC BY-SA 2.0

Events

  • 28 September 2026

    Starship Flight 14

    Thirty-three engines lifted the stack, and one of the ship's engines shut down early. That decided the flight: SpaceX first chose not to commit to orbit, then polled again and gave a go.

    8 videos
    • CNET
    • Everyday Astronaut
    • Scott Manley

  • 24 July 2026

    Starship Flight 13

    Flight 13 was the second flight of Starship V3. The first attempt aborted at ignition, and SpaceX explained on the webcast that the pad abort came on four engines.

    4 videos
    • Everyday Astronaut
    • VideoFromSpace
    • Scott Manley

  • 7 March 2025

    Starship Flight 8

    The flight repeated two things that had worked before: hot staging and a booster catch. It also repeated the loss of the ship.

    1 video
    • The Launch Pad

  • 13 October 2024

    Starship Flight 5

    Catching a booster that weighs hundreds of tonnes with a pair of steel arms had never been done. The decision to try came after the boostback burn and was left to the last minute: the catch depended on health checks of the tower and the booster.

    2 videos
    • SpaceX
    • look what's inside

  • 20 April 2023

    Starship Flight 1

    Thirty-three Raptor engines on the booster, six on the ship, and one goal that SpaceX named for the day: clear the pad. A first attempt on the Monday was stood down when a pressurisation valve on the booster froze.

    2 videos
    • SpaceX

  • Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire

    1 video
    • SpaceX

  • Starship Flight 12

    V3 brings Raptor 3 engines, a new pad and an earlier max Q and stage separation. The first launch attempt was scrubbed because of a pin on the ship's quick-disconnect arm, and the flight came the next day.

    4 videos
    • Everyday Astronaut
    • SpaceX

Videos on this topic

The videos, in date order

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  1. Starship Flight 1: Pad Cleared, Then Tumble Ended the Test

    SpaceX

  2. Starship Booster 9 Static Fire: 2.74 Seconds, Four Engines Out

    SpaceX

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

    SpaceX

  4. Super Heavy’s 33 Raptors vs Saturn V’s Five F1 Engines Explained

    Curious Droid

  5. Starship Flight 5: Super Heavy Booster Caught on First Attempt

    SpaceX

  6. Starship Flight 8: Booster Caught, Then the Ship Loses Engines

    The Launch Pad

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

    Everyday Astronaut

  8. Starship HLS: Why Landing on the Moon Needs 15+ Refueling Launches

    Everyday Astronaut

  9. Starship V3 Flight 12: Pad 2, Raptor 3, Booster 19 and Ship 39

    Everyday Astronaut

  10. Starship Flight 12: Countdown to the First V3 Launch from Pad 2

    Everyday Astronaut

  11. Starship Flight 12: First V3 Launch, Booster Loss and Engine Out

    Everyday Astronaut

  12. Starship Flight 12: Inside the Final Days Before the First V3

    SpaceX

  13. Starship Flight 13 Scrub: Booster Abort at Startup on Pad 2

    Everyday Astronaut

  14. Starship Flight 13: Booster Splashdown and Ship Orbit Insertion

    VideoFromSpace

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

    Everyday Astronaut

  16. Zhuque-3 Landing, Roman Telescope Launch and SpaceX’s Louisiana Plan

    Scott Manley

  17. Why Starship V3’s Super Heavy Booster Has Only Three Grid Fins

    Everyday Astronaut

  18. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 V3 Starlink Satellites

    CNET

  19. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Deployed

    Everyday Astronaut

  20. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and Starlink V3 Deployment

    The Space Race

  21. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit, 26 Starlink V3s and an Early Return

    Scott Manley

  22. Starship Flight 14: Orbit, 26 Starlink V3 Satellites, Early Deorbit

    NASASpaceflight

  23. Starship Flight 14: Sun Transit, Booster Descent and FTS Blast

    NASASpaceflight

  24. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

    Beyond The Space

  25. Starship Flight 14: How V3 Reached Orbit and Deployed 26 Satellites

    Curiously Brief

  26. Starship Flights 1 to 14: How Build-Fly-Fail-Fix Reached Orbit

    Beyond Liftoff

  27. Starship’s 33 Raptor Engines: Four Reasons Behind Super Heavy

    Celebrity Files

  28. How Starship’s Tower Catches Super Heavy: Flight 5 and After

    look what's inside

  29. Why Starship’s Heat Shield Uses Hexagonal Tiles and Full Reuse

    Farzad
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Why Starship’s Heat Shield Uses Hexagonal Tiles and Full Reuse

Farzad

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  2. Starship Flight 14: Sun Transit, Booster Descent and FTS Blast

    Launch coverageNASASpaceflight · 12:52

    Mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  5. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit, 26 Starlink V3s and an Early Return

    Mission explainerScott Manley · 27:00

    Mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  6. Starship Flight 14: Orbit, 26 Starlink V3 Satellites, Early Deorbit

    Launch coverageNASASpaceflight · 25:49

    Mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  7. Starship Booster 9 Static Fire: 2.74 Seconds, Four Engines Out

    Launch coverageSpaceX · 7:46

    Mission: Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire

  10. How Starship’s Tower Catches Super Heavy: Flight 5 and After

    Mission explainerlook what's inside · 11:13

    Mission: Starship Flight 5 (2024)

  13. Starship HLS: Why Landing on the Moon Needs 15+ Refueling Launches

    Vehicle explainerEveryday Astronaut · 1:45:04

  14. Starship Flight 14: How V3 Reached Orbit and Deployed 26 Satellites

    Vehicle explainerCuriously Brief · 25:00

    Mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  15. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

    Mission explainerBeyond The Space · 26:09

    Mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  16. Starship V3 Flight 12: Pad 2, Raptor 3, Booster 19 and Ship 39

    Vehicle explainerEveryday Astronaut · 16:07

    Mission: Starship Flight 12

  17. Starship Flight 12: Countdown to the First V3 Launch from Pad 2

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 2:04:34

    Mission: Starship Flight 12

  18. Starship Flight 12: First V3 Launch, Booster Loss and Engine Out

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 2:23:01

    Mission: Starship Flight 12

  19. Starship Flight 13 Scrub: Booster Abort at Startup on Pad 2

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 1:53:06

    Mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)

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

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 3:12:31

    Mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)

  21. Why Starship V3’s Super Heavy Booster Has Only Three Grid Fins

    Vehicle explainerEveryday Astronaut · 15:22

  22. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Deployed

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 4:23:55

    Mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  23. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 V3 Starlink Satellites

    Launch coverageCNET · 15:13

    Mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  24. Starship Flight 8: Booster Caught, Then the Ship Loses Engines

    Launch coverageThe Launch Pad · 15:43

    Mission: Starship Flight 8 (2025)

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