SpaceX targets March for next Starship test flight
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 2:33 PM ET (1933 GMT)
SpaceX expects the next Starship test flight to take place in March. In a recent social media post, Elon Musk said that the next launch would take place in six weeks, or no sooner than early March. The flight will be the first of the upgraded Starship V3. The company plans to perform the first orbital missions of Starship this year, which could include Starlink deployments and propellant transfer tests. Musk said last week SpaceX also wants to demonstrate full reusability this year by recovering and reusing the Starship upper stage. At the Space Mobility conference Wednesday, the head of the Eastern Range said the first Starship launch from Florida is currently projected for late summer or fall.
SpaceX expects the next Starship test flight to take place in March. In a recent social media post, Elon Musk said that the next launch would take place in six weeks, or no sooner than early March. The flight will be the first of the upgraded Starship V3. The company plans to perform the first orbital missions of Starship this year, which could include Starlink deployments and propellant transfer tests. Musk said last week SpaceX also wants to demonstrate full reusability this year by recovering and reusing the Starship upper stage. At the Space Mobility conference Wednesday, the head of the Eastern Range said the first Starship launch from Florida is currently projected for late summer or fall.
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