SpaceX Sets Sept. 22 For Next Starship Flight Test

Credit: SpaceX

Starship Flight 14 full-duration, 33-engine static fire test held on Aug. 28, 2026.

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX is targeting Sept. 22 for launch of its first orbital Starship-Super Heavy flight test, with a targeted mission duration of nearly 10 hr. The launch window that day, as well as on the backup date of Sept. 23, opens at 7:15 a.m. EDT and closes at 9:14 a.m. Mission licensing from the FAA's...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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