Starship 13 launches on a Buck Moon. Credit: Fabian Ramirez Lucky, good fortune, yes, after years of preparation. Starship 13 represents a significant step forward from Starship Integrated Flight Test 1 (IFT-1). Those who witnessed IFT-1 remember holding their breath as she hesitated, three engines failing to ignite, then ever slowly climbing above a 400 foot cloud of dust and debris. When IFT-1 emerged, a noticeable sigh of relief followed immediately by awe rippled thr

7:02 AM Central Time, November 18th, Starship Integrated Test Flight 2 (IFT-2) lifted off from Pad 1, Starbase, Texas. Starship's IFT-2 booster engines ignited at T-3 seconds and the largest most powerful rocket in the world lifted off the pad at T+0. A stark contrast to Starship Integrated Flight Test 1 (IFT-1) when Starship sat on the orbital launch mount a harrowing 8 seconds before liftoff. This time was noticeably different, sudden, deliberate. Starship IFT-2 Lifts of

The scope and scale is unprecedented. Never has the world seen a Rocket this size. The access is undeniable. Never has a rocket company been this transparent and never has the average person been afforded the opportunity to be this close to a launch vehicle on any given day. Starship Integrated Flight Test 1 (IFT-1) Ready for Test Flight. Credit: Spacepoint As Starbase sits on a narrow strip of private land surrounded by a federally protected wildlife refuge, the contras