SpaceX’s next Starship flight test has moved several days later, with Federal Aviation Administration airspace planning now pointing to September 22, 2026, for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase, Texas.
The FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center previously identified September 18 as the primary planning date, with September 19 available as a backup. The updated schedule instead lists September 22 as the primary window and September 23 as the backup, shifting the prospective launch four days later.
The current September 22 window runs from 12:15 to 14:14 UTC, corresponding to approximately 7:15 to 9:14 a.m. Central Daylight Time at Starbase.
The change from September 18 to September 22 does not by itself establish why the prospective launch moved. Developmental launch schedules can change because of vehicle testing, technical preparations, weather, regulatory coordination, range availability or other operational considerations.
Flight 14 will follow Starship Flight 13, conducted on July 24, 2026. SpaceX continues to use successive integrated flights to test and refine the Starship spacecraft and its Super Heavy booster.
Starship remains a flight-test program rather than a routine commercial launch service. SpaceX is developing the system around full reusability, with both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage intended eventually to be recovered and flown repeatedly.
Flight 14 provides another opportunity to test that architecture and gather information for subsequent vehicles and missions.
Previous primary planning date: September 18, 2026
Previous backup: September 19, 2026
New primary planning date: September 22, 2026
New backup: September 23, 2026
Current primary window: 12:15–14:14 UTC
Launch site: Starbase, Texas
Vehicle status: Super-heavy launch system in flight testing