Starship October 27, 2026 · Boca Chica · NASA Artemis

One of the two Starships in SpaceX's propellant transfer demonstration will launch from Boca Chica, NASA says

SpaceX's propellant transfer demonstration will launch two Starships in quick succession, "one from Boca Chica, one from the Kennedy Space Center," NASA Artemis program manager Jeremy Parsons said at NASA's Artemis update on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. SpaceX is targeting the demonstration for early 2027, he said. A NASA milestone chart shown at the update puts SpaceX's first ship catch and its first Starship flight from Florida in the last three months of 2026.

Parsons also said Flight 15 "could likely be a return to launch site and a catch of both the booster and Starship," with the next flight "probably in the November timeframe."

• Watch it: Parsons talks about the demonstration about 52 minutes into NASA's recording of the update.

Next: we'll post Flight 15's date when SpaceX or the FAA sets it.

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Sources: NASA, "NASA Shares Artemis Acceleration Plans for Moon Missions," Oct. 23, 2026 · NASA, "Artemis Acceleration (Oct. 23, 2026)" recording · NASA, Oct. 23, 2026 (lander development) · Astranis, via Business Wire, Oct. 26, 2026 · NASA space station blog, Oct. 26, 2026 · Photo: SpaceX