2026-11-12T15:56:48.054Z
One day until launch!
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STARBASE, Texas — We are one day until launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15, and Space.com is onsite here in Texas prepping cameras and coverage.
Liftoff is currently targeted for tomorrow (Nov. 13), during a 75-minute window opening at 5:45 p.m. EST (2245 GMT).
This flight could be a historic one for SpaceX and the space industry. For the first time, SpaceX will attempt to catch both stages of its massive Starship rocket — Super Heavy just minutes after launch, and the Ship upper stage roughly 22 hours later, following several orbits around Earth.
I’ll be covering the action from here in Texas, so stay tuned to Space.com for updates as we count down to liftoff!
Josh Dinner
Spaceflight Staff Writer
2026-11-11T16:30:48.939Z
SpaceX Starship Flight 15 explained
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Happy Wednesday, Space Fans. We are now T-2 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 run down on what to expect.
Today, you can read my full guide to SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15 launch here, which goes over what time and where to watch the launch online. Liftoff is on track for Friday, Nov. 13, at 4:45 p.m. CST, which is 5:45 p.m. EST (2245 GMT). But it ALSO (and this is new) includes what time to tune in a day later for the planned Starship upper stage (Ship) landing and catch by the metal “Chopstick” arms of its landing pad at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Teas.
If you’re wondering how the rocket’s assembly is going, our Spaceflight Editor Mike Wall has this update on the Starship Flight 15 Super Heavy booster going through final catch tests yesterday. Flight 15 will mark the first time SpaceX will attempt 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 full recovery of an entire orbital rocket from space.
Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Space.com
2026-11-10T19:42:12.999Z
SpaceX sets Nov. 13 launch date for Starship Flight 15
Artist’s illustration of SpaceX catching the upper stage of its Starship megarocket, something the company expects to do on the vehicle’s 15th test flight. (Image credit: SpaceX)
Hello, Space Fans, and welcome to our coverage of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15 test flight, the first ever to attempt twin landings of the Starship Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage.
SpaceX has officially set the launch date for Flight 15 for Friday, Nov. 13, at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2145 GMT). That puts launch just about 3 days away and Space.com will provide live coverage of the potentially historic flight, the first full recovery of an orbital rocket.
Space.com Spaceflight Writer Josh Dinner will be reporting live from near SpaceX’s Starbase , Texas site for the launch, with myself (Tariq Malik), Spaceflight and Tech Editor Mike Wall and other team members tracking the flight remotely for you here. SpaceX has already test-fired the engines on its Starship Flight 15 vehicles.
Today, SpaceX moved Super Heavy Booster 22, the first stage for Flight 15, to the launch pad for vehicle stacking. Here are some photos of that move:
Super Heavy moved to the launch pad at Starbase. Booster 22 is the first Super Heavy V3 booster planned to return to the launch site for catch and was used for final catch testing upon arrival, including a suspended squeeze test at catch height https://t.co/iYTX1e6DEHNovember 10, 2026
We’ll be updating this page regularly in the days ahead counting down to SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15 launch (and landings). So check back for updates each day.
Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Space.com