Flip News — Starship news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/starship/ The latest Flip News stories on Starship. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/spacex-starship-flight-14-first-orbital-flight/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/spacex-starship-flight-14-first-orbital-flight/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:40:00 GMT SpaceX's giant Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday, deploying 26 next-generation Starlink satellites, after an engine failure forced the mission to be cut short. James Calloway SpaceX Starship Starlink Elon Musk Reuters via Emirates 24/7, National Space Society Exolaunch books its first Starfall mission on a Starship flight targeted for 2029 https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/exolaunch-starfall-2029/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/exolaunch-starfall-2029/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT German integrator Exolaunch has signed with SpaceX to fill a Starfall reentry capsule with customer payloads on a Starship mission launching no earlier than 2029 — its first Earth-return commitment and its first Starship booking. Sarah Whitfield Exolaunch SpaceX Starship Starfall EQT Payload Space SpaceX's Starship to try first orbital flight on September 28 — carrying the first V3 Starlinks into service https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starship-flight-14-v3-starlink/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starship-flight-14-v3-starlink/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT SpaceX's 14th Starship test flight will attempt orbit for the first time on September 28 — deploying 26 next-gen V3 Starlink satellites built for 10x downlink capacity. Priya Raman Starlink SpaceX Starship V3 TechCrunch