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September 09, 2026 | 05:18:15

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	Temp. Closure Date	Time of closure	Current beach status
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Recent closures

Primary	8/29/26	6:30 AM to 9:00 PM	Scheduled
Revocation of Closure	8/29/26	6:30 AM to 9:00 PM	Scheduled

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	TEMP. DELAY DATE	TIME OF DELAY
Production to Masseys	September 9	11:59 PM to 4:00 AM

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Published on August 13, 2026

Getting ready for the Ship catch!

SpaceX is preparing to attempt the most ambitious catch in its Starship program yet: snaring the vehicle's upper stage out of the sky with the launch tower's mechanical arms for the very first time. After Ship 40's intact splashdown on Flight 13, Elon Musk has cleared Flight 14 to bring the Ship home to Mechazilla at Starbase, pending FAA approval. R With Ship 41 and Booster 21 closing on flight readiness, a late-August window is in sight for this next reusability milestone.

Written by

Cris Frickenschmidt

Published on July 25, 2026

Lucky 13: Super Heavy Flies Clean, Ship Makes Its Softest Splashdown Ever

Starship's thirteenth flight got off the ground on 24 July after a week of delays, and it was worth the wait. Booster 20 lit all 33 Raptors, aced the flip and boostback that doomed Booster 19 on Flight 12, and made a "sort of" controlled splashdown offshore. Ship 40 flew clean to the Indian Ocean, reignited an engine in space, and executed its softest splashdown yet. Along the way it deployed 20 real Starlink V3 satellites, the first live payload the program has ever carried.

Written by

Cris Frickenschmidt

Published on July 16, 2026

Are you ready? Flight 13 launch tonight - and we are streaming live!

SpaceX launches Starship Flight 13 today, the second flight of the Version 3 vehicle, from Starbase during a 90-minute window opening at 6:45 p.m. EDT. Ship 40 and Booster 20 will largely repeat the Flight 12 profile after a booster orientation error and a shortened boostback burn cut that mission short. Booster 20 targets a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, while Ship 40 aims to deploy the first 20 functional Starlink V3 satellites on a suborbital arc.

Written by

Cris Frickenschmidt

Published on July 08, 2026

It's Time to Go! FAA Advisory Points to July 14 for Starship's Next Test Flight

SpaceX is targeting July 14 for Starship Flight 13, according to an FAA advisory. Liftoff set for 5:45 PM CDT (Starbase local time) / 22:45 UTC from Pad 2. The flight pairs a new Booster 20 with a new Ship 40, both flying for the first time, following a grounding triggered by a Super Heavy engine failure on Flight 12. Static fire testing on both vehicles is complete, with only final license sign-off standing between Starship and its next flight.

Written by

Cris Frickenschmidt

Published on July 07, 2026

Starbase Gigabay Nears the Finish Line as Steel Gives Way to Cladding

A colossus keeps rising at Starbase. On the ground once occupied by the old High Bay and the STARGATE building, SpaceX is stacking steel to create one of the largest industrial structures on Earth. The Gigabay will offer 116 meters of vertical integration space. This is where the next generation of Starships and Super Heavy Boosters will be assembled in the future. With the main frame topped out and cladding climbing the walls, the December 2026 deadline is looking less like a target and more like a promise.

Written by

Cris Frickenschmidt

Test hardware

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Prototypes

SN 8

Destroyed

1 tests conducted

Starhopper

Retired

3 tests conducted

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