The first Starship to return to its launch site, Ship 40's journey took it across air, space, and sea. Now that it is vertical alongside three other Starships in a Megabay at Starbase, it will provide first-of-its-kind data on a flown Starship heatshield, Raptor engines, avionics, and more.
SpaceX has submitted a proposal for up to 456 annual launches and up to 912 annual landings at Starbase Texas according to a new Notice of Intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) posted by the FAA today. All details can be read at the link to the official document:
10/13/26
Test tank S39.1 moved to Starbase Massey's test site for further testing and a V3 Starlink satellite speedloader for Starships moved to the port of Brownsville for travel to Florida for upcoming Florida Starship Starlink satellite launches.
10/5/26
Go for propellant load. Teams will soon begin loading Starship with ~12 million pounds of liquid oxygen and liquid methane. Targeting launch for 7:48 a.m. CT
The key moment to listen for during today's flight will be the Go or No Go call for Starship Orbital Insertion Burn. The burn is scheduled to occur 25 minutes 17 seconds after launch so the decision should be announced shortly before then.