Starship

Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A was cleared for 44 Starship launches per year in a February 2026 environmental impact statement.

NASA removed the requirement for Starship or Blue Origin to orbit the Moon in Gateway’s specific NRHO orbit after effectively canceling the Gateway lunar orbital habitat earlier in 2025.

NASA’s Office of Inspector General released a report in March that criticized Lunar Starship’s readiness and identified multiple shortcomings and risks.

SpaceX’s Starship is a two-stage rocket.

The May 22 Starship test flight did not successfully attempt a soft splashdown of the booster, which impacted in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Two new Starship pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station can handle 76 launches annually.

SpaceX is targeting a lower-fidelity uncrewed Lunar Starship landing demonstration before carrying crew.

SpaceX’s Starship V3 took flight for the first time.

A Starlink satellite captured views of Starship in space.

The Starship flight test image shows mission elapsed time of T+00:11:52.

SpaceX’s countdown for the Starship Version 3 test flight stopped at T-40 seconds after multiple holds and resets.

Starship V3 includes the Super Heavy booster, which remains attached during descent instead of separating.

SpaceX is preparing another Starship launch attempt after the May 21, 2026 scrub.

SpaceX’s Starship successfully deployed modified Starlink satellites and simulators on May 22, 2026.

SpaceX canceled a Starship V3 launch from Starbase in Texas on Thursday, the 21st, after multiple countdown attempts and technical problems.

Starship V3 is 124.4 meters tall and uses Raptor 3 engines.

The Starship flight test showed an altitude of 147 km.

Starship Version 3 uses 33 new Raptor V3 engines capable of generating 18 million pounds of thrust.