Storyline
SpaceX Starship regulatory grounding and test program
One page that accretes the verified record as the story develops. Every fact keeps its date and its sources.
774 DAYS
0 FACTS
28 EVENTS
0 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY SEP 08
OCT 20 · Day 774
Starship 12th flight preview and significance
OCT 18 · Day 772
SpaceX Starship V3 rocket expansion plans
SEP 10 · Day 734
Elon Musk says Starship will launch 100 tons to LEO in 2026
AUG 27 · Day 720
SpaceX Starship deploys satellites in space during key test
AUG 24 · Day 717
SpaceX second-gen Starship timeline concerns
AUG 15 · Day 708
SpaceX reveals causes of Starship failures as next launch nears
JUN 19 · Day 651
SpaceX rocket explodes during Texas test
MAY 06 · Day 607
FAA clears SpaceX for 25 launches per year from Texas site
MAR 07 · Day 547
SpaceX launches Starship again, achieves catch and crash
JAN 11 · Day 492
SpaceX Starship Flight 7 launch test scheduled for January 13
OCT 22 · Day 411
SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral to tie record
OCT 19 · Day 408
Latest Starship flight prompts praise and worries at IAC
OCT 13 · Day 402
SpaceX catches Starship Super Heavy booster in mid-air during fifth flight test
AUG 29 · Day 357
SpaceX Falcon 9 grounded by FAA after rocket failure
AUG 09 · Day 337
SpaceX Starship ready for fifth test flight
MAY 11 · Day 247
SpaceX Starship fourth test flight expected in 3-5 weeks
MAY 05 · Day 241
SpaceX Ship 30 static fire and Flight 4 preparations
APR 06 · Day 212
Musk outlines plans to increase Starship launch rate
MAR 15 · Day 190
SpaceX Starship completes most of third test flight before disintegration
MAR 14 · Day 189
SpaceX Starship destroyed during third test flight
MAR 14 · Day 189
SpaceX Starship completes third test flight
FEB 13 · Day 159
SpaceX Starship Flight 3 fully stacked for testing
JAN 13 · Day 128
SpaceX discusses Starship in-space refueling
DEC 30 · Day 114
SpaceX fires up Starship Super Heavy booster for next launch
NOV 22 · Day 76
South Texans publicly fighting against SpaceX
NOV 18 · Day 72
SpaceX launches second Starship test flight
NOV 18 · Day 72
SpaceX Starship test flight failure
SEP 08 · Day 1