October 23, 2026 · Florida · Starship

SpaceX hopes to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year, and the ship would target a landing at Starbase, Florida Today reports

SpaceX hopes to launch Starship from Florida for the first time by the end of the year, Florida Today reported Oct. 22, 2026. Minutes after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A, the launch tower's arms will try to catch the Super Heavy booster. The upper stage will orbit Earth about six times, and "after eight or nine hours, it will target a landing at Starbase in Texas," the paper reported.

Sources: Florida Today, video (Oct. 22, 2026) · Florida Today, article (Oct. 22, 2026)