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The new century will see a renaissance of space exploration as exciting and as challenging as the space race of the 1960’s. And this rebirth will happen under the banner of freedom and private property, the very principles for which the United States fought the Cold War. [predicted in my 1998 book - Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, p. 263]. More than any other moment since the launch of Sputnik in 1957, the future of the human race’s effort to explore and settle the solar system is right now shining bright and hopeful, with everything converging enthusiastically in a...

A fully and rapidly reusable rocket will fundamentally change how humanity accesses outer space. "The Holy Grail of Rocketry" continues the ongoing Starship series with a look back at the scrappy days of SpaceX engineers proving reuse was possible and takes you onboard a high-seas race to recover a floating Starship. Starship -- The Holy Grail of Rocketry | 28:29 SpaceX | 7M subscribers | 2,498,739 views | September 18, 2026

Why Is SpaceX Concerned About the Next Starship? | 25:53 Marcus House | 589K subscribers | 27,118 views | October 10, 2026

SpaceX's Ship 40 is almost home. After 24 days in the Indian Ocean, a trip around the Cape of Good Hope, and six weeks on the deck of a semi-submersible, the first Starship ever pulled out of the sea is about to show up at the Port of Brownsville. SpaceX just released the hot staging footage from Flight 14, and it shows a part of the booster we have never seen in action like this, plus something critical falling off the ship. Pad 2 is already getting ready for Flight 15. And then there's Starmind. Satellites with more solar power...

Ship 43 (Flight 16) continues preparations inside Starbase’s Mega Bay 2 ahead of a potential trip to Florida. Plans are subject to change: SpaceX has confirmed it will launch Flight 15 from Starbase before potentially conducting the following mission from Pad 39A at KSC, Florida. Possible Florida Starship? - Starbase Summary | 10:03 NASASpaceflight | 1.52M subscribers | 117,242 views | October 4, 2026

Wow we launched all vehicles this week! Starship, Falcon 9, Dragon and Falcon Heavy! 3 of them in one day plus 4 extraordinary humans 🚀👩🏽‍🚀😄

SpaceX is targeting Starship Flight 14 NET Monday, September 28, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. CT (12:15 UTC). This will be the FIRST orbital launch attempt of Starship with Ship 41 and Booster 21, carrying the first operational batch of 26 Starlink V3 satellites on a roughly 10-hour mission of about six orbits at around 275 km before a Pacific Ocean splashdown. Booster 21 will splash down in the Gulf after boostback, making this a major step from prior suborbital tests toward sustained orbit, payload ops, and eventual full reuse. [4K] Watch the FIRST Orbital Starship Mission!!! | Live Everyday Astronaut...

Perhaps one of the strangest and most obvious changes to SpaceX’s latest Starship, or Version 3, is the fact that the Super Heavy booster now only has 3 grid fins instead of 4. This makes the rocket look asymmetrical and honestly just kind of weird. But as strange as it looks, the reason they did this is actually quite genius. All music is original! Find it anywhere you listen to music! (Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, etc) The Genius Reason Why SpaceX Deleted A Grid Fin | 15:21 Everyday Astronaut | 1.99M subscribers | 597,040 views | September 25, 2026

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Starship Flight 14 is just a few days away now. SpaceX has stacked Ship 41 on Booster 21, loaded 26 Starlink V3 satellites and completed a wet dress rehearsal ahead of its planned first orbital flight. We'll look at the September 28 launch target, what the mission could reveal about Starship, and intriguing new suggestive dates for Flights 15 and 16, including a possible first launch from Florida's Pad 39A!? So SpaceX Is Aiming for 3 Starship Flights in 5 Weeks?! Crazy, but take it with a handful of salt because that is a BIG ask! There's plenty more from...

"Danger" Will Robinson-Smith at Spaceflight Now! SpaceX is on the cusp of sending its massive Starship rocket to orbit for the first time in program history. The Starship Flight 14 mission will carry 26 Starlink Version 3 satellites into low Earth orbit, but only if the flight teams deem the rocket healthy enough to make call on performing an insertion burn. In this video, Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith dives into what changed from Flight 13 to 14, the goals of this upcoming mission, and the hope of those watching from the outside to see how it all plays out....

In this week's Avid Space update, SpaceX continues to get ready for Flight 14 and preparations are underway to accelerate the production and testing of Starships, but red tape is getting in the way. We're Going To See A Lot More Starships Once Gigabay Comes Online! | 7:10 Avid Space | 251K subscribers | 60,686 views | September 20, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched tFalcon 9 launched 27 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:47 p.m. EDT (6:47 p.m. local time; 0147 GMT on Sept. 20). It was a record 40th flight for one of the Falcon 9’s fairing halves. Blastoff! SpaceX launches & deploys 27 Starlink satellites, nails landing | 9:18 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 19,461 views | September 20, 2026

Starship now NET Sept. 28, plus Starliner may have a future after all | 21:53 Ellie in Space | 230K subscribers | 47,666 views | September 17, 2026

SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 has a launch window, and a Starship is back at the launch pad with a surprising twist! We dive into plans for Starlink V3 deployment, Ship 42's catch-system tests, Super Heavy Booster 22's cryogenic testing, and major upgrades at Starbase's Pad 1 and Pad 2. Plus, preparations for shipping Starship to Florida, Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket reaching orbit, Stoke Space's massive Nova Block 2 reveal, and this week's Falcon 9 launches. Another huge week in space! Breaking: Starship's Biggest Flight Yet Is Just Days Away! | 23:31 Marcus House | 588K subscribers | 229,680 views |...

On Friday evening, Booster 21 fired all 33 engines. SpaceX says: full duration. But the burn was 10 seconds shorter than on the last two flights, and SpaceX doesn't say why. I have a theory, and it tells us a lot about what one launch really costs a pad. Ship 40 is sailing the wrong way around the planet, on purpose. Louisiana has already started work on its 100 billion dollar Starbase. And Flight 14? Two weeks out. What did SpaceX just quietly change, and why? Starship Flight 14: Is This The Most Important Launch Yet? Will It Go To...

SpaceX conducted a full-duration static fire test of Starship's 33-engine Super Heavy booster at Starbase, Texas on Aug. 28, 2026, as part of preparations for Flight 14. SpaceX fires up Starship's 33-Engine Super Heavy booster ahead of flight 14 | 1:03 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 58,856 views | August 29, 2026

SpaceX is pushing toward Starship Flight 14 with Ship 41 and Booster 21 completing major testing, including a spectacular 33-engine Super Heavy static fire. Meanwhile, SpaceX's Starship Plans Just Got Much Bigger, the colossal new Starbase Louisiana plans for at least ten Starship launch pads and thousands of future launches. Ship 40 has also finally been loaded aboard the massive FORTE recovery vessel for its long journey back to Texas after Flight 13. We also look at the final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida, the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch on Falcon Heavy, Ariane 6, the latest...

IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)– The Port of Iberia is already seeing interest from companies looking to position themselves near SpaceX’s newly announced project in Vermilion Parish, and port leaders believe that could translate into new investment and jobs across Acadiana. Port of Iberia Executive Director Craig Romero said companies from across the country have been contacting the port for roughly a year, even before the SpaceX project was officially announced. “We’ve had a number of companies from all parts of the United States call, big companies that are calling, inquiring during the last 12 months,” Romero said. “They just want...

Incredible to watch! This complete timelapse captures more than eight hours of complex manoeuvring as Starship 40 is recovered at Christmas Island. Watch the heavy-lift ship FORTE ballast down into the water and rise again, while the Normand Ranger, barges and smaller support boats work together to carefully bring the rocket safely aboard for its journey back to the United States. A quick note to my regular subscribers: Don’t worry—this isn’t becoming a space channel! Wildlife photography & photography tutorials will remain my focus here. But when a recovered Starship appears practically in my backyard, it’s far too extraordinary not...