SpaceX Desk
Booster 21 held the full duration
Friday 28 August at Starbase. SpaceX: a full-duration 33-engine static fire on the Super Heavy for Flight 14. Ship 41 already burned. Mid-September is the talk, not a clock.
Harper Quinn · 31 Aug 2026
SpaceX correspondent
Harper Quinn
SpaceX desk
Harper Quinn is The Gold Standard's SpaceX correspondent. Quinn covers the launch timetable, the Starlink network and the work on the pads in Florida and Texas.
SpaceX Desk
Forte loads Ship 40 at Christmas Island
The Maltese-flagged semi-submersible took the 52-metre stage out of Flying Fish Cove for a 20,000-kilometre run to Starbase.
Harper Quinn · 30 Aug 2026
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Starlink hit 12 million subscribers at the end of Q2
SpaceX’s Q2 2026 results, for the quarter ended 30 June, put Starlink at 12.0 million subscribers, up 1.7 million in the quarter and double a year earlier. Connectivity revenue was $4.3 billion. Company revenue was $7.8 billion.
Harper Quinn · 30 Aug 2026