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SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship Flight 14

The launch remains subject to regulatory approval as SpaceX prepares full-stack tests at Starbase.

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Starship and Super Heavy stacked at SpaceX’s Starbase launch site at sunrise.

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SpaceX says Starship Flight 14 is on track to launch Monday, September 28, pending regulatory approval. The company is preparing opportunistic tests of the fully stacked Super Heavy booster and Starship at Starbase before the attempt. A target date is not a licensed launch commitment: testing, weather or regulatory review can still change the schedule.

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SpaceX says it is targeting Monday, September 28, for Starship Flight 14, while making clear that the attempt still depends on regulatory approval.

The company shared the date in a September 23 update from Starbase. It also said it planned opportunistic testing of the fully stacked Super Heavy booster and Starship ahead of launch.

The date remains conditional

A launch target is not the same as a final license or a guaranteed liftoff. SpaceX still has to complete its preflight work, satisfy the applicable regulatory conditions and contend with weather and range constraints. Any problem found during full-stack testing could also move the attempt.

Flight 14 is part of SpaceX’s iterative Starship test program, in which each launch is used to evaluate changes to the vehicle and its operations. The company’s update did not add a detailed mission timeline, test objectives or launch window, so those specifics should not be inferred from the target date alone.

The story is therefore narrow but concrete: SpaceX has put September 28 on the calendar and is testing the full stack, while the launch remains conditional rather than cleared.

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@SpaceXSunrise at Starbase. Opportunistic full stack testing is planned ahead of Flight 14's launch, which is on track for Monday, Sept. 28, pending regulatory approval

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SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship Flight 14

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The date remains conditional

SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship Flight 14

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The date remains conditional

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The date remains conditional

The date remains conditional

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