SpaceX Spacecraft Flight 15 Explained
Happy Wednesday, space fans. We’re now two days away from SpaceX’s planned launch of its Starship Flight 15 test mission, so I wanted to take a moment to give you a glimpse of what to expect.
If you’re wondering how the rocket assembly is going, our spaceflight editor Mike Wall has this update on the Starship Flight 15’s Super Heavy booster goes through final capture tests yesterday. Flight 15 will mark the first time SpaceX attempts to land and catch both the Super Heavy booster (which it has done several times) and the ship from orbit.
If successful, it will be the first complete recovery of an entire orbital rocket from space.
Tariq Malik
SpaceX sets Starship Flight 15 launch date for November 13
Hello, Space fans, and welcome to our coverage of SpaceX Starship Flight 15 test flightthe first to attempt twin landings of the Starship Super Heavy booster and the ship’s upper stage.
EspaceX officially set the launch date for Flight 15 for Friday, November 13 at 5:45 p.m. EDT (9:45 p.m. GMT). That puts the launch in about 3 days and Space.com will provide live coverage of the potentially historic flight, the first full recovery of an orbital rocket.
Space.com Spaceflight Editor Josh Dinner will report live from nearby SpaceX Starbase, Texas site for the launch, with myself (Tariq Malik), Spaceflight Editor-in-Chief and Technical Mike Wall, and other team members following the flight remotely for you here. SpaceX already has tested the engines of its Starship Flight 15 vehicles.
Today, SpaceX Super Heavy Booster 22 movedthe first stage of Flight 15, to the launch pad for vehicle storage. Here are some photos from this move:
Super Heavy has moved to the Starbase launch pad. Booster 22 is the first Super Heavy V3 booster planned to return to the launch site for capture and was used for final capture tests upon arrival, including a compression test suspended at capture height https://t.co/iYTX1e6DEHNovember 10, 2026
We will update this page regularly in the coming days, pending the launch (and landings) of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15. So check back daily for updates.
Tariq Malik
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