Catching a Starship Means Flying Home Over Land
Start a 7-day free trial + unlock 4 extra months - head to https://surfshark.com/felix or use code FELIX at checkout!Booster 22 fired up on Pad 2, and SpaceX wants to catch both halves of Starship on Flight 15. But to reach the tower, the ship has to fly home over land, something no Starship has ever done.
Also: where Flight 16 really launches from, Ship 43 at Massey's, Starbase's 456-launch plan and the Louisiana spaceport, NASA's Artemis Acceleration briefing, and Blue Origin's New Glenn date.
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Team: Host: Felix Schlang. Script & Research: Felix Schlang. Editing: Stefanie Schlang. Photography: Jordan Guidry & Amy Doehring. 3D Animation: Voop3D. LIVE Production: Jonathan Heuer, Jordan Guidry. Production: Stefanie & Felix Schlang. Graphics & Media Processing: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang.
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Sources for this episode
- FAA notice on Starship launch and landing trajectories (Federal Register, Oct 14): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-14/html/2026-20963.htm
- FAA Starship page: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship
- SpaceX Starship Flight 14: https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-14/
- Louisiana Economic Development, SpaceX: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/spacex
- NASA, Artemis Acceleration briefing: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-discuss-artemis-acceleration-status-of-upcoming-moon-missions/
- FCC special temporary authority filing: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=155201&RequestTimeout=1000
Credits for this episode
- SpaceX, NASA and Blue Origin (footage and images), including photos and video posted by Dave Limp, Blue Origin CEO
- NASASpaceflight on X (footage and photos): https://x.com/NASASpaceflight
- Avid Space, including footage from VixXi and LabPadre
- Spaceflight Now (footage and screen recording)
- Space Coast Live (footage)
- Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (Musk X Takeover clips)
- The Texas Tribune (article on screen)
- SpaceNotices on X (FAA planning slide): https://x.com/SpaceNotices
- DaOPCreeper (footage)
- SkyFi (satellite images)
Chapters
0:00 Starship's Next Catch: Coming Home Over Land
4:52 Pad 2 Deluge: Rehearsing Launch and Catch
6:58 Is the November 8th Flight 15 Date Realistic?
7:41 Flight 14's Short Mission and the Raptor Software Fix
9:50 Flight 15 Hardware: Booster 22 Static Fire
10:30 Ship 43 and the Next Pair at Massey's
12:40 Where Does Flight 16 Really Launch From?
15:33 The Louisiana Spaceport Plan
16:30 Boca Chica Park Sale and FAA Meetings
17:01 NASA's Artemis Acceleration Briefing
19:14 Blue Origin's New Glenn Date Receive SMS online on sms24.me
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