This topic discusses the forthcoming SpaceX twelfth flight test of the integrated Starship (#39) and Super Heavy booster (#19), currently scheduled for launch no earlier than 2026-05-21 22:30 UTC with a 90 minute launch window. This is the first Block 3 flight and the first to launch from Tower 2. The planned flight, if successful, will , mirroring prior flights ,launch the craft on a near-orbital trajectory, with the first stage booster performing a boost back burn and hard water landing in the Gulf of America, and the upper stage Starship accelerating to a velocity slightly less than orbital speed, causing it to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
Scrubbed wet dress rehearsal 2026-05-09 CDT.
Completed wet dress rehearsal 2026-05-11 CDT.