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Starship Flight 12
Starship Flight 12 (22 May 2026) was the twelfth integrated flight test of SpaceX's Starship system and the first flight of the upgraded Block 3 vehicles. Starship itself performed close to plan, deploying satellite simulators and splashing down under control, but the Super Heavy booster was lost after a failed boostback burn, prompting an FAA-mandated mishap investigation.
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a partially reusable launch vehicle built by the American company SpaceX that has transformed spaceflight since 2010. It was the first liquid-fuelled orbital rocket able to return its first stage to Earth and land it vertically after launch — and then fly that same stage again. This radically lowered the cost of reaching orbit and has made Falcon 9 the most frequently flown rocket of our time; it launches Starlink satellites and the Dragon spacecraft carrying crew and cargo to the International Space Station.
SpaceX
A U.S. commercial space company known for Falcon launch vehicles, Dragon spacecraft, and the Starship development programme.
Starship
A complete guide to the development, technology, flight testing, and planned capabilities of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy system.
Starship Flight 1
First full-stack launch; engine and control losses ended the flight.
Starship Flight 10
Return to a successful flight profile: dummy Starlink deployment and controlled ship descent.
Starship Flight 11
Final V2 flight; more dummy deployments, an engine relight, and controlled return.
Starship Flight 13
Twenty Starlink V3 satellites released on a suborbital path; the ship survived splashdown and was recovered, while the booster hit hard.
Starship Flight 14: first orbital flight and 26 Starlink V3 satellites
On 28 September 2026 Starship reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites; SpaceX confirmed contact with all of them. Following engine shutdowns on both stages, controllers shortened the ship’s orbital stay as a precaution. The booster splashed down in the Gulf and the ship returned to the northern Pacific after three hours and eight minutes.
Starship Flight 2
First successful hot staging; both stages were later lost.
Starship Flight 3
The ship completed ascent; payload-door and internal propellant-transfer tests followed.
Starship Flight 4
Both stages completed controlled returns and soft splashdowns for the first time.
Starship Flight 5
First Super Heavy tower catch; the ship made a controlled Indian Ocean splashdown.
Starship Flight 6
First in-space Raptor relight; the booster splashed down instead of being caught.
Starship Flight 7
V2 ship debut and another booster catch; the upper stage was lost during ascent.
Starship Flight 8
The booster returned to the tower; the ship was lost after engine trouble.
Starship Flight 9
First booster reflight; ship and booster were lost during return.