July 18, 2025: 1:29 PM Eastern
NASASpaceflight.com is currently tracking a developing situation involving the salvage of SpaceX Starship booster parts off the coast near Brownsville, Texas. The construction and salvage ship LB Jill appeared on the Port of Brownsville’s manifest, explicitly stating “To Load Rocket Parts 1 M/T,” strongly suggesting salvage operations of rocket debris from previous Starship flights. The vessel has been maintaining position near an area where rocket debris from a previous launch may have drifted due to ocean currents.
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Starship at Cape Canaveral making progress as SpaceX tries to push the program forward
by Ryan WeberWhile SpaceX continues to attempt to launch flight tests at Starbase, crews are working diligently…
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In the second quarter of 2025, SpaceX continued its record launch cadence with the Falcon…
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Starship point-to-point: a potential future application or a capability flex?
by Chris BerginOfficially announced by SpaceX as a future goal of Starship, Point-to-Point proposes utilizing its rapidly…
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket is rapidly advancing through the much-needed paperwork to bring the massive rocket…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a talk to employees inside the Starfactory, laying out the…
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The Starship program is entering a critical period as Flight 9 preparations continue for a…
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Launch Roundup: Starship Flight 9; SpaceX starts new Starlink shell; China, Russia also launch
by John SharpThis Launch Roundup has been extended to include the launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9…
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SpaceX is busy creating launch and production capacity for the future of its Starship program,…
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Cape launch sites bustling with activity, New Glenn and Starship preparations underway
While several Cape Canaveral launch sites remain busy with launches from SpaceX, ULA, and Blue…
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SpaceX kicked off 2025 by continuing its record-breaking pace of Falcon 9 launches while also…
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After scrubbing a launch attempt on Monday, March 3, and destacking Ship 34 to address…
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Launch Roundup: Starship and Ariane 6 launch after scrubs
by Aaron McCreaSpaceX launches Starship’s eighth flight test, Arianespace’s Ariane 6 launches from the Guiana Space Center…
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Launch Roundup: Starship, Ariane 6 and telescope missions delayed, lunar lander flies
by Martin SmithSeveral significant missions were scheduled for this week, including the third lunar lander to launch…
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SpaceX has completed the engine test campaigns for both Ship 34 and Booster 15, which…
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After building a Launch Tower at LC-39A in 2022, building what was to be the…
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SpaceX continues to press forward with preparations for Flight 8 of Starship, ranging from vehicle…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX returns to launching Starlink following Starship launch
by John SharpWith the dust settling following the launches of Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn and Starship headline a week dominated by SpaceX missions
by John SharpSpaceX dominated this week’s launch manifest with two Falcon 9 missions and the seventh flight…
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Four flights in the books and major infrastructure upgrades headline 2024 for the Starship program
by Ryan WeberSpaceX and the Starship program had an amazing and eventful year, with four test flights,…