Program
Starship In plain EnglishWhat is a program?
A program is just a folder. It groups milestones that belong to the same big effort, such as Starship or Starlink.
A program with few milestones is not a program with little happening. It only means we have not yet written up more evidence-backed records for it.
What is a program?
A program is just a folder. It groups milestones that belong to the same big effort, such as Starship or Starlink.
A program with few milestones is not a program with little happening. It only means we have not yet written up more evidence-backed records for it.
The fully reusable Starship and Super Heavy launch system, its flight test campaign, and the lunar and interplanetary missions that depend on it.
Starship is SpaceX's two-stage, fully reusable launch system. This site tracks stated development goals for the vehicle and the missions built on it, separating what SpaceX has announced from what flight evidence shows.
Promises in this programAll promises →
| Promise | Status | Aiming for | Said on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place Starship in orbit around Earth | Announced | Starting with Flight 14Open-ended precision | 15 September 2026 |
| Fly the first commercial crewed Starship mission around the Moon | Announced | No stated targetUnknown precision | 21 May 2026 |
| Fly the first crewed Starship mission past Mars | Announced | No stated targetUnknown precision | 21 May 2026 |
| Fly the first Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles | Achieved | No target statedNone precision | 12 May 2026 |
| Demonstrate ship-to-ship propellant transfer in Earth orbit | In progress | 2026Year precision | 30 October 2025 |
| Fly a long-duration Starship flight test | Announced | 2026Year precision | 30 October 2025 |
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