SpaceX stacks Starship Flight 15 megarocket for launch
Last night, SpaceX rolled out Ship 42’s upper stage to the Starship launch pad and stacked it on its Super Heavy booster. The ship’s number came with a fun sci-fi message – “Don’t Panic” – in a nod to the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy books by Douglas Adams. Elon Musk’s Tesla carried the same message when SpaceX launched it into space on the first Falcon Heavy mission.
Space.com’s Josh Dinner is on site at Starbase and will provide as many Starbase updates as possible, which we’ll share here as they come in.
Here’s an update from Josh from the launch pad:
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15 is the 15th test flight of Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket. SpaceX designed the rocket to be fully reusable and has landed its massive Super Heavy first stage booster several times.
We will update this page throughout the day with news from Josh, SpaceX and Starbase for this unprecedented 22.5 hour test flight. Here is our complete timeline of SpaceX spacecraft flight 15.
Tariq Malik
Starship Flight 15 could be visible in the night sky!
SpaceX is now less than 24 hours away from planned launch of its Starship Flight 15 missionwith takeoff on track on Friday, November 13 at 5:45 p.m. EST (10:45 p.m. GMT). The test flight will attempt to land both Starship Super Heavy Booster 22 and its Ship 42 upper stage.
Since the mission will last 22.5 hours, Starship will likely be visible in the night sky for astronomers hoping to see the giant spacecraft in orbit. Space.com Sky Observation Editor Antoine Bois offers a great guide on how to see Starship in the night sky.
“As it passes overhead, it will look like a bright, fast-moving star crossing the sky – similar to the star International Space Stationbut potentially even brighter depending on its orientation”, our Joe Rao, sky observation columnist Wood said.
Check out the full story:
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will be launched into orbit on November 13. Will you be able to spot it in the night sky?
Tariq Malik
One day before launch!
STARBASE, Texas — We’re a day away from the launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15, and Space.com is on site here in Texas preparing the cameras and coverage.
Liftoff is currently scheduled for tomorrow (November 13), during a 75-minute window opening at 5:45 p.m. EST (10:45 p.m. GMT).
This flight could be historic for SpaceX and the space industry. For the first time, SpaceX will attempt to catch both stages of its massive Starship: Super Heavy rocket just minutes after launch, and the ship’s upper stage about 22 hours later, after several orbits around Earth.
I’ll be covering the action from here in Texas, so stay tuned to Space.com for updates as we countdown to liftoff!
Dinner with Josh
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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