All things SpaceX - Updates and Discussion

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-Successful ascent and boost back burn
-Booster did not light all 13 engines on landing and came in too fast. Looks like Raptor 3 engines still need reliability work
- Good burn on Starship
- V3 Starlink satellites being deployed currently

 

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Successful relight on Starship

 

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Incredible performance from Starship, with a soft landing and no ship explosion.

 

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I think we can safely say they have figured out the tile issue.








I think they can use Optimus robots to check the seams on the pad after landings.

 

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Orbital attempt and Starship catch on the next flight!

 

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dude these guys have precision landing camera capabilities that are insane.


Incredible #Starship Flight 13 Splashdown drone footage!!!



SpaceX showing how they are the Masters....it deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites (38 metric tons in total) and flew back to earth....this is the top stage of a rocket...not the first stage booster.

 

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SpaceX to recover starship



longer buoy view

BUOY CAM! SpaceX shares Footage captured of Starship landing from a Buoy | Flight 13​

 

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Incredible footage of Starship S40 in space shot from a Starlink V3 satellite!



Starship in space as seen from a Starlink satellite!!!

 

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Musk Declares Starship Heat Shield Problem Solved After Flight 13

📌 UPDATE — August 7, 2026 Elon Musk has confirmed that recovery of the Starship vehicle from the Indian Ocean is "not looking good," marking a setback after the Flight 13 mission. Despite the likely loss of the vehicle, Musk noted that SpaceX successfully captured close-up photos of critical...

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Musk Declares Starship Heat Shield Problem Solved After Flight 13​

Elon Musk has declared one of Starship's most stubborn engineering problems officially behind SpaceX. Speaking during the company's earnings call on August 4, 2026, the CEO said data and visual inspections from the latest test flight leave no doubt: the heat shield works. It is a milestone the program has been chasing for more than three years, and it removes what many outside observers considered the single biggest technical barrier standing between Starship and true rapid reusability.

“I don't want to jinx it or anything, but I think I would call the heat shield problem solved at this point,” Musk said. “All indications from data and visual inspection is we have solved it. That doesn't mean we won't make improvement, but we do not see any technical obstacles.”

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If he catches that second stage on the tower is is going to be insanity time for the US Space program. I expect a row of towers to be built..back to the old days.

 

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