SpaceX finally revealed Starship Flight 10 Launch Window, But S37? Goodbye B12...

SpaceX finally revealed Starship Flight 10 Launch Window, But S37? Goodbye B12...
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00:00: Intro
00:48: Flight 10’s new launch window
04:24: B16 and B12’s movement
08:12: Butch Willmore’s retirement
11:00: Artemis 2’s update
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SpaceX finally revealed Starship Flight 10 Launch Window, But S37? Goodbye B12...
Starship Flight 10 now has a launch window—but with Ship 37 still in testing, readiness remains uncertain.
Meanwhile, Booster 12 may soon be retired, closing a key chapter in Starship’s development. We also salute astronaut Butch Wilmore, who’s officially retiring after two missions and a pivotal role in Starliner’s crew flight test.
On the Artemis front, the Artemis II crew has begun hands-on testing with Orion, marking a major step toward returning humans to lunar orbit.
With Starship progress, Artemis milestones, and spaceflight veterans passing the torch, momentum is building fast. Let’s dive in on today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
SpaceX finally revealed Starship Flight 10 Launch Window, But S37? Goodbye B12...
We’re now well into the first half of August, and that puts us right up against Elon Musk’s recent estimate for Starship Flight 10—originally predicted for mid-August. However, up until now, all those estimates have been just that: projections without a firm date or specific launch time. Thankfully, we finally have something more concrete. The official launch window has been narrowed down, thanks to a Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Navigation Center. This advisory outlines Super Heavy activity in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast—directly correlating with SpaceX’s Starbase operations.
According to this notice, Starship Flight 10 is currently scheduled to launch sometime between August 16 and August 22. The available hours remain centered around midday in Texas, which should provide ideal visibility for both stage separations and landings—especially valuable for public and analytical observation. However, this timeline does indicate that the launch window has slipped slightly beyond Elon Musk’s mid-month target, placing Flight 10 firmly in the latter half of August.
SpaceX finally revealed Starship Flight 10 Launch Window, But S37? Goodbye B12...
But even that window could prove optimistic, depending on the remaining steps for Ship 37. Although the previous round of testing appeared largely successful on the surface—based on visible cues and standard procedures—internal data reportedly revealed an issue with one of the vehicle’s Vacuum engines. That complication led SpaceX to perform a full engine swap, a process that involves extensive verification, recalibration, and eventually a repeat of static fire testing.
To support the upcoming test, the suborbital stand has now been reinstalled, and new umbilical pipes have recently been fitted to the test mount. This suggests that SpaceX is putting the final touches on its ground systems before bringing Ship 37 back out for a critical round of retesting. If all goes well, we may see Ship 37 return to Pad B for its second test campaign as early as next week. The actual testing is expected to be quick—possibly completed in just one or two days—especially if SpaceX decides to limit it to a full-engine static fire rather than repeating all preliminary checks.
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