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Starship Development Thread March 2026 (sh.itjust.works)
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SpaceX Starship page

FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 12) NET 2026-03-08. (Elon)
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 11) Starship flight 11 launched on 2025-10-13 at 23:23 UTC.
  3. What was the result? All mission objectives fulfilled. Ship performs successful landing burn and splashdown, despite intentional missing tiles on heatshield. Second successful deployment of Starlink simulators. Booster successfully tested a 13-5-3 engine landing profile.

Previous Flights

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  • Flight 1: S24 and B7. First full stack launch, RUD before stage separation.
  • Flight 2: S25 and B9. Successful stage separation, booster RUD during boostback burn, ship RUD shortly prior to scheduled SECO.
  • Flight 3: S28 and B10. Booster performs a successful boostback burn, but experiences RUD during landing burn. Ship makes it past SECO, but loses attitude control and is destroyed on reentry.
  • Flight 4: S29 and B11. First successful booster water landing. Ship survives reentry despite burn-through on forward flap, and performs a successful water landing.
  • Flight 5: S30 and B12. First booster catch with chopsticks. Ship performs successful water landing.
  • Flight 6: S31 and B13. Booster offshore divert due to damage to catch tower during launch. Ship performs successful water landing.
  • Flight 7: S33 and B14-1. First V2 Ship launch. Harmonic oscillation on ship causes RUD before SECO. Booster is caught by chopsticks.
  • Flight 8: S34 and B15-1. Engine failure on ship causes RUD before SECO. Booster is caught by chopsticks.
  • Flight 9: S35 and B14-2. First booster reflight. Ship makes it past SECO, but loses attitude control and is destroyed on reentry. Booster RUD upon landing burn startup prior to planned splashdown.
  • Flight 10: S37 and B16. All mission objectives fulfilled. First V2 ship to make it through reentry to landing burn and splashdown. First successful deployment of Starlink simulators. Booster successfully tested landing without one centre engine, using an engine on the middle ring to compensate.
  • Flight 11: S38 and B15-2. All mission objectives fulfilled. Ship performs successful landing burn and splashdown, despite intentional missing tiles on heatshield. Second successful deployment of Starlink simulators. Booster successfully tested a 13-5-3 engine landing profile.

Quick Links

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Starship Dev February | Starship Dev January | Starship Dev December | Starship Dev November | Starship Dev October | Starship Dev September

Official SpaceX Starship Update Video (2024-04-06)

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Vehicle Status

*As of 2026-03-02

Ship Location Status Comment
S39 (Ship v3 SN1) Massey's Fully stacked, remaining work ongoing August 16th: Stacking started. November 15th: Aft section AX:4 moved into MB2 and stacked with the rest of S39 - this completes the stacking part of the ship construction. January 19th: First aft flap installed. January 20th: Second aft flap installed. February 26th: Rolled out to Massey's on the old, repaired and upgraded Static Fire Test Stand (but only for a basic cryo test and other work, thrust puck testing will presumably come later on the new cryo stand). February 28th: Ambient Pressure Test and, later in the day, a Cryo Test.
S40 Mega Bay 2 Stacking November 12th: Nosecone stacked onto Payload Bay. January 31st: Pez Dispenser (on its stand) moved into MB2. February 1st: Nosecone + Payload Bay stack moved from Starfactory and into MB2. February 4th: Forward dome section FX:4 moved into MB2 and attached to the nosecone + payload bay stack for a dual lift onto the welding turntable. February 12th: Common dome section CX:3 moved into MB2. February 17th: Section A2:3 moved into MB2. February 21st: Section A3:4 was moved into MB2. February 22nd: Transfer Tubes moved into MB2. March 2nd: Aft section AX:4 moved into MB2, once welded in place this will complete the portion of the assembly process that is the stacking of the ship.
S41 to S46 Starfactory Nosecones under construction plus tiling January 19th: Photos of nosecones inside the Starfactory (note that S44 isn't visible because it's been moved elsewhere). January 28th: Latest photos of the nosecones
Booster Location Status Comment
B19 Pad 2 Preparation for static fire testing November 25th: LOX tank stacking commenced. December 23rd: The booster is now fully stacked. February 1st: Rolled out to Massey's Test Site for its Pressure and Cryo + Thrust Puck Testing. Later that day, B19 underwent Ambient Pressure Testing. February 2nd: partial cryo load of the LOX tank. February 4th: Full cryo load of both tanks. February 6th: More cryo testing, plenty of venting.. February 7th: Even more cryo testing. February 9th: Rolled back to MB2.
B20 Mega Bay 1 LOX Tank Stacking February 5th: LOX tank section A2:4 moved into MB1. February 6th: Common Dome section CX:3 moved into MB1. February 9th: LOX tank section A3:4 moved into MB1. February 12th: LOX tank section A4:4 moved into MB1.
B21-B22 Starfactory Assorted sections under construction August 12th: B19 AFT #6 spotted. Booster Status as of November 16th: https://x.com/CyberguruG8073/status/1990124100317049319. November 21st: After B18's failure, Mark Federschmidt (one of the members of the Starship booster team) made some tweets which mentioned B19 to B22 being under construction (meaning sections inside the Starfactory).

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

2026-03-05:

  • Massey's: The whiffletree load spreader is attached to and then removed from test tank 39.1. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
  • S39 (SN1) forward and aft flaps are tested. (Avid Space)
  • Build site: Gigabay construction continues. (Bergeron / Liedtke)
  • Launch site: At Pad 2, the booster quick disconnects, hold-down clamp arm covers, and the chopsticks are tested. (ViX)
  • McGregor: R3.121 and R3.107 are transported away from the testing area. (Rhin0 1, Rhin0 2)
  • R3.82 is transported towards the testing area. (Rhin0)
  • Florida: SpaceX propose construction of a 97.5 m tall communications tower south of LC-39A. (Caton)
  • Another tower module (6 of 9) is transported towards SLC-37. (wvmattz)