Ship 40

Production timeline

1. Launch25 JUL '26

   This is amazing and well done to the drone operator
2. Ready to Launch23 JUL '26

   Ship 40 rolled out from Mega Bay 2 to Pad B and stacked for Flight 13.
3. Static Fire17 JUL '26

   Following yesterday's T-0 auto-abort of Flight 13 due to a booster engine issue, Starship Ship 40 has been destacked from Booster 20, and rolled back to the production site as the sun rose on a new da
4. Ready to Launch16 JUL '26

   Starship S40 stacked onto Booster 20 for Flight 13; approx 17 hours to launch.
5. Static Fire26 JUN '26

   The road to Starship flight 13 got one step closer as Ship 40 performed a single engine static fire test at Massey's, as part of the next stage of its pre flight testing campaign
6. Engine Install06 JUN '26

   Three Raptor sea-level and three Raptor vacuum engines installed on S40 in Mega Bay 2 on June 5-6, 2026.
7. Engine Install03 JUN '26

   Ship 40 receiving three Raptor 3 engines (two sea-level, one vacuum) at Mega Bay 2 ahead of static fire for Flight 13.
8. Engine Install15 MAY '26

   Spin prime complete, SF pending
9. Engine Install02 APR '26

   Raptor install, swap on RVac-2
10. Cryo Proof04 MAR '26

    Ambient + LN2 proof, no anomalies
11. Stacking28 JAN '26

    Stack complete, payload bay sealed
12. Spotted19 DEC '25

    Aft section spotted in Ring Yard