Ars Technica
SpaceX Says Starship Ready for Orbit, Because Apparently the Sky Wasn't the Limit
SpaceX aims to finally put Starship in orbit on September 22, because the 13 previous attempts were just a warm-up.
2026-09-15
Ars Technica
2026-08-19
Ars Technica
SpaceX Finally Tows Starship to Port After 24 Days at Sea, Because Why Not
SpaceX's Starship, after a surprise intact splashdown, gets a 24-day ocean tow to Christmas Island, proving that even rockets need a good sea story.
2026-07-25
TechCrunch
SpaceX Launches Fancy New Starlinks, Then Promptly Explodes Another Booster
SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites on Starship's 13th flight, but the Super Heavy booster explodes during landing - again. Upper stage performs flawlessly, stock drops 2%.
SpaceNews
SpaceX's 13th Starship Flight: Finally Deploying Real Satellites, Not Just Fake Ones
SpaceX's 13th Starship flight finally deployed real Starlink satellites, didn't explode on splashdown, and taught engineers a lesson about frozen turbopumps.
2026-07-14
Ars Technica
SpaceX's Starship Flight 13: Same Rocket, But This Time With Actual Starlink Satellites and a Grudge
SpaceX is launching Starship for the 13th time, this time with real Starlink satellites, a grumpy booster, and a heat shield that still can't make up its mind about being reusable.
2026-05-24
Ars Technica
SpaceX's Starship V3: Mostly Didn't Explode, Which Is a Win
SpaceX's Starship V3 mostly worked on its first flight - heat shield held, payload deployed, only two engines failed, and it exploded exactly where planned.
2026-05-12
Ars Technica
SpaceX's Tallest Rocket Yet: Because Why Stop at 'Absurdly Large'?
SpaceX stacks Starship V3, the tallest rocket ever built, because apparently the previous tallest wasn't tall enough to achieve orbital refueling and lunar landings.
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