1. Starship Flight 12 Targeted for March as Musk Signals 6-Week Timeline

    Elon Musk said on X that the next Starship launch is expected in roughly six weeks, pointing to a March window for Starship Flight 12. All eyes will be on this mission, with most of the step-change in payload mass and thrust coming from Raptor 3, ...
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  2. Starship Cadence Outlook

    Elon Musk reiterated that Starship could be launching more than once per hour within ~3–4 years, implying up to ~10,000 launches per year if fully operational. At a notional ~100t payload per flight, this would equate to ~1 million tonnes to orbit...
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  3. Elon Says Starship Production Could Reach 10,000 Vehicles Per Year

    Elon Musk said on X that SpaceX could manufacture as many as 10,000 Starships per year, responding to commentary on the scale of its new Gigabay infrastructure at Starbase. The statement materially exceeds the roughly 1,000 vehicles per year capac...
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  4. SpaceX Receives Approval To Convert SLC-37 Into Third Starship Launch Site In Florida

    SpaceX announced on December 3 that it has received formal authorization to redevelop Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station into a fully operational Starship launch facility, with construction already underway. The...
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  5. NASA Opens Artemis III Lander Contract To New Bidders Amid SpaceX Delays

    NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy announced that the agency will re-open bidding for the Artemis III lunar-lander contract, which is currently held by SpaceX, citing schedule delays in the company’s human-landing-system (HLS) program. The decis...
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  6. Starship Aces 11th Test Flight

    SpaceX completed the 11th Starship test and final flight of its Block 2 Starship, marking a major milestone before transitioning to the upgraded, operational design. The launch from Starbase achieved all primary objectives: successful booster sepa...
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