Starship's new launch license has just dropped, and the FAA has now removed Lightning as one of Starship's launch hazards. This is huge for both Florida and Louisiana launch sites, as both states are the lightning capitals of the US

Stream is UP for Monday's ORBITAL launch attempt of Starship for Flight 14! I'll be there in person just 4 miles away at Rocket Ranch Outpost and I can't WAIT for this historic mission! We'll go live at 6:00 a.m. Central [11:00 UTC], see you then!!! -

It was fun hosting my old friend @asmirnov12 from @TFLtruck at our Semi Launch event. I believe he is the first non-Tesla person to drive the production @tesla_semi loaded. Great job on the video Andre!

26 September 2026 Tesla Lithium Plant Snapshots! The plant is looking pretty good today and the team here has made some massive milestones recently, with the Lithium Day even in July, the announcement that the LiOH monohydrate produced ere is now being used to make cathode materials at the Giga Texas Cathode plant and that the 4680s that are made from this material! Most of the roadways that were under construction on my July video are completed, with a few new ones here and there. I noted another new clearing being prepared too just to the side of the staging yard at the raw materials warehouse, so perhaps that next phase of construction is about to begin!  The new 4680s that use the LiOH from this plant are now featured in the @cybertruck the Cybercab and the newly-unveiled @tesla_semi … and who knows, they may play a big role with the upcoming Roadster, with that announcement coming up on 1 October! 4680s are also planned to be used in the upcoming @Tesla_Optimus robot, so perhaps this plant will be supporting some of that new product at some point in the future. This plant broke ground just over 4 years ago and to see it now operational and contributing to the Tesla mission is really special. Work remains ahead to eventually double the production size, add black-mass battery recycling capabilities and a whole bunch more. I hope you enjoy these snapshots from today’s drone flight!

The @Tesla Lithium plant is looking pretty good today and the team here has made some massive milestones recently, with the Lithium Day even in July, the announcement that the LiOH monohydrate produced ere is now being used to make cathode materials at the Giga Texas Cathode plant and that the 4680s that are made from this material! Work remains ahead to eventually double the production size, add black-mass battery recycling capabilities and a whole bunch more. There is a new clearing being prepared too, so perhaps that next phase of construction is about to begin! Here are just a few select images from my drone flight today!

This morning at Starbase: Ship 41 was lifted and stacked atop Booster 21 for what we hope is the final time. Here's a timelapse from a few angles (with cube-zooms)! Fingers crossed Starship Flight 14 launches on time, Monday morning! @NASASpaceflight |

Nothing has given me more joy and adventure in the last year than owning @cybertruck FSD + Starlink + offroad capability + incredible comfort in a tough stainless cocoon. No other vehicle makes it so easy, no matter if you’re just commuting, road tripping across states or offroading in the beautiful backcountry. Cybertruck makes it so you look forward to long journeys on the road instead of dreading them. Hoping to tackle the rest of the country over time :) Happy 1 year anniversary, chihiro <3

Flight 14 Update: Ship 41 is being re-stacked atop Booster 21 at Pad 2 for hopefully the final time before launch NET Monday morning (pending regulatory approval). Follow along here: