Overview
12 EventsA comprehensive timeline of development milestones, from initial concept to major achievements.
Third Orbital Flight Test
Test Flight
Second Orbital Flight Test
Test Flight
First Orbital Flight Test
Test Flight
Ship 24 Static Fire
Technical
Mechazilla Catch Tower Complete
Infrastructure
FAA Environmental Assessment
Regulatory
SN15 High-Altitude Flight & Landing
Test Flight
NASA Selects Starship for Artemis
Business
Starhopper First Hop
Test Flight
Starship Name Announcement
Business
BFR Design Reveal
Design Update
ITS Announcement at IAC
Design Update
Third Orbital Flight Test
Third Orbital Flight Test
Starship prepares for its third orbital test flight with further improvements.
Second Orbital Flight Test
Second Orbital Flight Test
Starship conducts its second orbital test flight with improved systems.
First Orbital Flight Test
First Orbital Flight Test
Starship attempts its first orbital test flight with Super Heavy booster.
Ship 24 Static Fire
Ship 24 Static Fire
First full static fire test of all six Raptor engines on Starship 24.
Mechazilla Catch Tower Complete
Mechazilla Catch Tower Complete
Completion of the launch and catch tower at Starbase, designed to catch returning boosters.
FAA Environmental Assessment
FAA Environmental Assessment
FAA completes environmental assessment for Starbase orbital launches.
SN15 High-Altitude Flight & Landing
SN15 High-Altitude Flight & Landing
First successful high-altitude flight and landing of Starship prototype SN15.
NASA Selects Starship for Artemis
NASA Selects Starship for Artemis
NASA selects Starship as the Human Landing System for the Artemis program.
Starhopper First Hop
Starhopper First Hop
First successful hop test of Starhopper prototype, reaching 20 meters.
Starship Name Announcement
Starship Name Announcement
BFR officially renamed to Starship and Super Heavy booster.
BFR Design Reveal
BFR Design Reveal
SpaceX reveals updated design for the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), later renamed to Starship.
ITS Announcement at IAC
ITS Announcement at IAC
Elon Musk reveals the Interplanetary Transport System (ITS), the initial concept for what would become Starship.