Starbase Texas | News and Updates | Starship Factory

  • Booster 4 sits on the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase.

    Starbase Update | Design Changes, Testing, Raptor 2 Update | 12/20/21

    Testing on Booster 4 and other booster test tanks began this week at Starbase, although thanks to a last-minute Elon tweetstorm, this is now the second most exciting piece of news of the week. Elon’s tweets have revealed brand new...

  • Booster and Starships at the SpaceX Starship factory.

    Starbase Update | Booster 4 & 5 Updates, Propellant Plant | 12/13/21

    This week at Starbase saw an exciting new step taken towards Booster 4 testing and the eventual launch of Flight 420, Booster 5 was moved to a new spot at the production site, and finally, the Propellant plant takes delivery...

  • Ship 20 and 21 sit next to the new Starship Booster stand at Starbase.

    Starbase Update | Raptor Crisis, 39A Begins, Booster 5 Updates | 12/6/21

    This week at Starbase saw a leaked email from Elon Musk regarding a crisis with Raptor engine production, the (re)start of starship infrastructure at pad 39A at Cape Canaveral, and Booster 5 finally makes its debut outside of the High...

  • Starship 20 and Booster 4 sitting side-by-side at Starbase, Texas.

    Starbase Update | December Delays, Progress, Expectations | 11/29/21

    As December rolls around, it appears clear through the continued work and lack of infrastructure testing, that the launch site will not meet its end of November target date as initially projected. This should not come as a surprise to anyone...

  • Booster 5 sits stacked in the High Bay at Starbase Texas

    Starbase Update | Elon Talk, Booster 5, New Engine? | 11/22/21

    This week saw Elon Musk give a short presentation on the Starship program to NASEM (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) where he gave a much-needed updated timeline on the first orbital launch, now targeting no earlier than January...

  • Ship 20's first successful 6-engine static fire test at Starbase Texas

    Starbase Update | S20 Static Fire and New Test Facility | 11/15/21

    This week at Starbase saw the first-ever successful six-engine static fire on a Starship vehicle. Next, new community footage from RGV Aerial Photography reveals a new SpaceX Test facility under construction just down the road from Starbase, indicating future intentions...