Herbert Ong(@herbertong):Starship just loaded ship and booster with liquid oxygen and liquid methane in about 30 minutes, reportedly faster than a Falcon 9! But fueling isn't the limit. Turnaround is. Larry @TeslaLarry breaks down the reported schedule. Flight 15 is targeting Oct. 19 and Flight 16 is targeting Oct. 30, carrying Starlink 30-1 with possibly up to 60 V3 satellites. That's an 11-day gap between flights. Getting to one flight per day would mean compressing it by about 11x. Pad refurbishment, booster reflight, and range availability are where that gets decided. If Oct. 30 holds, Starship stops being a test vehicle and becomes a revenue-generating launch system. $SPCX

2026.09.27 13:40

Starship just loaded ship and booster with liquid oxygen and liquid methane in about 30 minutes, reportedly faster than a Falcon 9! But fueling isn't the limit. Turnaround is. Larry @TeslaLarry breaks down the reported schedule. Flight 15 is targeting Oct. 19 and Flight 16 is targeting Oct. 30, carrying Starlink 30-1 with possibly up to 60 V3 satellites. That's an 11-day gap between flights. Getting to one flight per day would mean compressing it by about 11x. Pad refurbishment, booster reflight, and range availability are where that gets decided. If Oct. 30 holds, Starship stops being a test vehicle and becomes a revenue-generating launch system. $SPCX