Starship Flight 15

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1. Oct 29, 2026, 8:36 AM MTOct 29, 2026, 14:36 UTCAn FAA planning slide reported by SpaceNotices lists Flight 15 no earlier than Nov. 12, later than the Nov. 8 shown on earlier slides. SpaceX has not announced a date and the FAA has not issued a Flight 15 license.SecondarySource: SpaceNotices on X (via NASASpaceflight)
2. Oct 28, 2026, 9:15 PM MTOct 29, 2026, 03:15 UTCShip 42 rolled back along Highway 4 to SpaceX's production site after completing its static fire testing campaign.SecondarySource: StarshipTracking on X (via NASASpaceflight)
3. Oct 28, 2026, 8:37 PM MTOct 29, 2026, 02:37 UTCSpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Ship 42 will be the first tower catch. This is a stated plan; SpaceX has not published a Flight 15 date or mission profile.Source: Elon Musk on X
4. Oct 28, 2026, 10:10 AM MTOct 28, 2026, 16:10 UTCSpaceX said Ship 42 has completed static fire testing for Flight 15, including a full-duration six-engine firing and a single-Raptor firing simulating a deorbit burn.Source: SpaceX on X
5. Oct 27, 2026, 3:46 PM MTOct 27, 2026, 21:46 UTCShip 42 completed a six-engine static fire test, so both Flight 15 stages have now been static fired, NASASpaceflight reported.SecondarySource: NASASpaceflight on X
6. Oct 26, 2026, 8:18 PM MTOct 27, 2026, 02:18 UTCShip 42 ran a single-engine static fire at SpaceX's Massey's test site, NASASpaceflight reported.SecondarySource: NASASpaceflight on X
7. Oct 25, 2026, 1:49 PM MTOct 25, 2026, 19:49 UTCSpaceX said the Flight 15 Super Heavy booster completed a full-duration 33-engine static fire.Source: SpaceX on X
8. Oct 18, 2026, 10:31 AM MTOct 18, 2026, 16:31 UTCAn FAA air-traffic planning slide listed Flight 15 no earlier than Nov. 8, NASASpaceflight reported.SecondarySource: NASASpaceflight

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