SpaceX fired up its Starship spacecraft in preparation for Flight 15!
On Oct. 27, 2026, Starship Ship 42 completed a full-duration, six-engine static fire lasting approximately 60 seconds at SpaceX's Massey's test site in Starbase, Texas. The spacecraft also underwent a separate single-engine test simulating a deorbit burn.
Watch both engine tests, along with footage of the massive Super Heavy booster's 33-engine static fire conducted on Oct. 25.
Plus, relive highlights from Starship Flight 14 as SpaceX prepares for its next ambitious mission, which will attempt to catch both the Super Heavy booster and, for the first time, the Starship spacecraft using the launch tower's giant mechanical arms.
