Elon Musk Starship Update: NO CATCH, MULTI-ORBIT GULF LANDING?!

Elon Musk Starship Update: NO CATCH, MULTI-ORBIT GULF LANDING?!

Author: Stage Zero August 25, 2026 Duration: 11:33

SpaceX just fired one Raptor on the next Starship and described the test as a deorbit-burn demonstration for upcoming orbital missions. Hours earlier, Elon Musk said a tower catch would probably happen in a few months, which appears to remove that attempt from Flight 14. Flight 14 can still become the first true orbital Starship return test. Could SpaceX send the ship around Earth multiple times and land it in the Gulf as a full rehearsal for a future return to Starbase?An offshore landing could preserve most of the return profile while protecting the tower, launch mount, and pad infrastructure. The new evidence comes from the ship's engine test, SpaceX's FCC filing for a Starship Orbital Return Demo, an FAA-reviewed landing zone off the Texas coast, and Musk's new catch schedule. We are going to trace the mission change, explain the orbital mechanics, and show how a Gulf landing could test every step short of actual chopstick contact.


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