Starbase Archive
Older Starbase coverage from February 2026. Page 4 of 4. Headlines link to the outlet that reported them.
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), This week at Starbase, SpaceX continues to prepare for Flight 12 while also looking beyond. With vehicles stacking well underway for the next flight vehicles, we’re...
Flight 12 flew May 22, 2026 and graded partial: booster lost, ship splashdown.
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), The Federal Aviation Administration completed an environmental review regarding changes to the launchings and landings of the Starship Super Heavy at Starbase on...
Super Heavy is the first stage, the part that does the initial lift and then either splashes down offshore or flies back to be caught by the tower arms.
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), Wrapping up the rest of this week’s update, Flight 13’s vehicle pieces are moved in for stacking operations, the fuel farm upgrade continues at the launch site, and...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), Preparations are underway to develop a park in the newly incorporated city of Starbase, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Starship Park...
Starship is the fully reusable rocket SpaceX builds and flies at Starbase: the Super Heavy booster plus the Starship upper stage, stacked about 400 feet tall.
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Starship is the fully reusable rocket SpaceX builds and flies at Starbase: the Super Heavy booster plus the Starship upper stage, stacked about 400 feet tall.
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), This week at Starbase, SpaceX kicks off Booster-19’s test campaign at Massey’s, and Pad2’s testing continues ahead of the much-anticipated Flight 12 launch. Over at...
Flight 12 flew May 22, 2026 and graded partial: booster lost, ship splashdown. Massey's is the test site a few miles inland from the launch pads, where SpaceX pressure-tests and static-fires hardware before it goes anywhere near a flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved plans for Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A as SpaceX shifts Falcon 9 launches away from the historic pad.
Starbase flights are gated by federal and county sign-off: the FAA licenses the launch, and Cameron County posts the Highway 4 and beach closures that go with it.
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), Wrapping up the rest of this week’s update, the new blast wallet pad two is just about complete. More major hardware is delivered to the air separation plant and...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), The Starbase City Commission approved an ordinance to establish the city’s own police department, a move city leaders said is necessary as the community continues to...
STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral), This week at Starbase, we saw systems testing at Pad Two. Also, is Elon Time rearing its ugly head with his latest timeline estimate for flight 12? On Sunday, SpaceX...
Flight 12 flew May 22, 2026 and graded partial: booster lost, ship splashdown.