The twelfth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Friday, May 22. The 90-minute launch window will open at 5:30 p.m. CT. Yesterdays, attempt was cancelled because the launch tower had a pin that did not retract. A live webcast of the flight test ...

For the first time, we have an outsider’s view of what Starship endures on the way home. Two small camera satellites, released from the vehicle during its Flight 12 test mission in May 2026, trailed behind the ship as it slammed back into Earth’s atmosphere and captured live images of its heat shield tiles glowing