# Starship

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-22**: Natural gas trader job posting reported — Bloomberg and Fortune report SpaceX is hiring to build and lead a natural gas trading team, based at Cape Canaveral or Starbase.
- **2026-08-06**: Lockup Expiration Begins — Over 900,000 insider shares released for trading, more than doubling the market float.
- **2026-08-06**: Lockup Expiration Begins — Over 900,000 insider shares released for trading, more than doubling the market float.
- **2026-08-04**: First Quarterly Earnings Call — SpaceX issues Q2 earnings and Elon Musk faces investor questions.
- **2026-08-04**: First Quarterly Earnings Call — SpaceX issues Q2 earnings and Elon Musk faces investor questions.
- **2026-08-04**: First quarterly earnings report — SpaceX announces Q2 2026 revenue of $7.8 billion and a net loss of $541 million; stock closes at $125.33.
- **2026-08-03**: Stock Close at $114.46 — SpaceX shares close more than 15% below IPO price amid lockup and loss fears.
- **2026-08-03**: Stock Close at $114.46 — SpaceX shares close more than 15% below IPO price amid lockup and loss fears.
- **2026-08**: Annexation proposal put to residents — Starbase asks residents to consider annexing around 7,100 acres of surrounding land, including state and private property.
- **2026-08**: SpaceX discloses Texas gas-fired power plant plan — SpaceX says it will build its own gas-fired power plants to support electricity needs of the Texas semiconductor factory being developed with Tesla Inc.
- **2026-07-24**: 13th Starship test flight — Successful launch from Boca Chica, Texas, carrying 20 advanced Starlinks. Booster ditched in Gulf of Mexico; Starship upper stage targeted Indian Ocean.
- **2026-07-24**: Liftoff of Starship Flight 13 — Starship and Super Heavy V3 lifted off from Starbase, Texas, at approximately 6:45 p.m. CDT on a suborbital trajectory.
- **2026-07-24**: Booster Splashdown in Gulf of Mexico — After separation, the Super Heavy V3 booster performed a controlled descent and soft splashdown; no tower catch was attempted.
- **2026-07-24**: First Starlink V3 Satellite Deployment — Starship released 20 next‑generation Starlink V3 satellites from its payload bay; the satellites burned up during reentry about 20 minutes later as planned.
- **2026-07-24**: Starship Splashdown in Indian Ocean — The upper stage survived reentry, restarted a Raptor engine in space, and made a soft, upright splashdown while continuing to transmit telemetry and video.

## Recent coverage (20 stories, network-wide)

### SpaceX's 1 Natural Gas Trader Hire Reveals Starship Fuel Strategy
2026-08-23 05:18:34 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX is recruiting a natural gas trader to run physical and financial gas trading from Cape Canaveral or Starbase, revealing how deeply the company is integrating methane supply for Starship and power infrastructure. The move follows plans to build gas-fired plants, pipelines, and even drill for gas.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-natural-gas-trader-starship-fuel-strategy

### SpaceX to Trade Natural Gas at 2 Sites, Joining Meta & OpenAI
2026-08-23 05:18:23 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX is building a natural gas trading desk for physical and financial trading at two launch sites, a sign that tech firms are becoming direct participants in energy markets. The move comes alongside Meta and OpenAI exploring power trading as data-center and factory demand swells.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/spacex-natural-gas-trading-tech-energy

### Starbase Seeks 7,100-Acre Annexation to Grow 25-Launch Starship Cadence
2026-08-17 13:30:09 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX's company town Starbase is asking residents to consider annexing 7,100 acres of surrounding state and private land, expanding the Boca Chica operational footprint. The move follows FAA authorization for up to 25 annual Starship/Super Heavy launches and is framed as a way to improve state and federal coordination for lunar and Martian missions.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/starbase-7100-acre-annexation-25-starship-launches

### SpaceX Targets July 23 Starship Retry After $100B Valuation Hit
2026-08-12 17:58:02 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX resets its 13th Starship test to July 23 after a July 16 abort and a $100B market-value slide. The suborbital mission will carry 20 Starlink satellites to validate payload dispensing and laser links ahead of orbital Starlink launches targeted by year-end.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-july23-launch-retry

### SpaceX Q2 Revenue Hits $7.8B, Stock Falls 44% From Peak as CapEx Soars
2026-08-05 04:01:07 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 13

SpaceX’s first public quarterly report shows $7.8B in revenue and a $541M loss amid historic capital spending on Starlink, Starship, and orbital AI. The stock has plummeted from a $225 peak to $125, erasing over $1T in value, raising questions about the timeline for profitability in the new space economy.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-revenue-7-8b-stock-under-ipo-price

### Starlink hits 12M users, Starship brings $962M as SpaceX posts $7.8B revenue
2026-08-05 00:35:46 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX's maiden quarterly report reveals Starlink doubling subscribers to 12 million and the Starship division generating $962 million. The company’s $7.8 billion revenue beat shows the growing dominance of satellite broadband and launch services, with AI adding $2.6 billion.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-first-post-ipo-earnings-starlink-12m-subs-space-defense

### SpaceX stock drops 7% to $116 despite $7.8B revenue and 12M Starlink subs
2026-08-05 00:35:37 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX beat Q2 revenue estimates with $7.8 billion and narrowed losses, but shares plunged 7% after hours to $116.40—below the $135 IPO price. Investor impatience with profitability overshadowed strong Starlink and AI performance.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/spacex-earnings-stock-falls-below-ipo-despite-revenue-beat

### SpaceX's $18.4B Capex Fuels Starlink and AI Data Center Ambitions
2026-08-05 00:14:24 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 4

SpaceX’s first public quarter reveals $18.4 billion in capital spending driving an unrivaled satellite launch cadence, a coming heavy-lift rocket, and plans for orbiting AI data centers—placing the company at the center of the next space age.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-18-4b-capex-starlink-ai

### SpaceX Revenue Doubles to $7.8B, Yet Stock Sinks 44% from Peak
2026-08-05 00:14:16 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 4

Despite nearly doubling revenue in its first post-IPO quarter, SpaceX shares have plunged 44% from their June high, trading below the $150 offer price as $18.4B in capex and a $541M loss test investors’ appetite for Musk’s capital-intensive vision.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/spacex-7-8b-revenue-stock-sink-44

### Starship tests, orbital datacenters in spotlight as SpaceX posts $1.9B Q2 loss
2026-08-04 07:18:13 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

Elon Musk faces tough investor questions on SpaceX's first earnings call as a public company. Key topics include the Starship testing timeline for NASA moon missions, the economics of the Starlink network, and the feasibility of football-field-sized orbital datacenters, all while the company reports a net loss of $1.9 billion for Q2.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-first-earnings-starship-datacenters-2026

### SpaceX shares 15% below IPO as Q2 loss swells to $1.9B: Musk to face investors
2026-08-04 07:18:05 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX's first quarterly earnings as a public company come as the stock languishes 15% below its $135 IPO price, with Q2 losses expected at $1.9 billion. The earnings call and looming lockup expiration of over 900,000 shares on August 6 threaten to amplify volatility, testing Musk's ability to restore investor confidence.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/spacex-earnings-musk-faces-investors-stock-slump

### Starship Survives Reentry, Relights Engine in Orbit: 3-Pad KSC Expansion Underway
2026-07-26 03:51:51 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX's latest Starship test flight achieved the first upper-stage reentry survival and in-orbit engine relight, overcoming key technical hurdles. The success boosts regulatory confidence and accelerates infrastructure expansion at Kennedy Space Center with three planned launch pads, setting the stage for orbital flights.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-reentry-relight-3-pads-ksc

### Starship Flight 13 Deploys 20 Starlink V3 Satellites, Nails In-Space Engine Relight
2026-07-25 22:30:14 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX’s Starship completed its 13th test flight, successfully deploying 20 operational Starlink V3 satellites and reigniting a Raptor engine in space for the first time. The milestones accelerate the Starlink mega-constellation expansion and validate key technologies for orbital refueling and deep-space missions.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-flight-13-starlink-engine-relight

### Starship Flight 13 Deploys 20 Starlink V3s, Nails Splashdown
2026-07-25 03:04:59 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX’s 13th Starship test flight on July 24, 2026, marked the first deployment of 20 next‑gen Starlink V3 satellites and a controlled Indian Ocean splashdown. The mission validated critical systems—Raptor restart, heat shield upgrades, and payload bay operations—that pave the way for lunar landings and large‑scale constellation build‑out.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-flight-13-20-starlink-v3-deployed-splashdown

### Starship 13th Test Flies 20 Starlinks, Advancing NASA Lunar Race
2026-07-25 00:22:50 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX's V3 Starship completed its 13th flight on July 24, deploying 20 advanced Starlinks with laser links while conducting critical heat shield experiments. The mission marks a faster-than-ever turnaround after an engine abort and directly supports NASA’s Artemis lunar lander timeline.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-13th-test-20-starlinks-nasa-lunar

### SpaceX’s $1.16T Wipeout: 29% Short Float Teaches Founders a Brutal IPO Lesson
2026-07-23 18:16:03 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The most anticipated IPO of the year has become a cautionary tale: despite a narrative of technological supremacy, public market forces—short sellers, technical setbacks—can obliterate trillions in weeks. Founders re-evaluating exit timelines should study the SPCX selloff closely.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/spacex-ipo-1-16t-lessons-29-short-float

### SPCX Down 43%: Short Sellers Bank $8.7B as Market Cap Shrinks by $1.16T
2026-07-23 18:15:50 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX’s stock has lost $1.16 trillion from its peak, with short interest now at 29% of float. Investors face a high-stakes binary: a rebound on Starship success or a continuation of the rout, against a backdrop of $8.7 billion in realized short profits.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/spcx-1-16t-crash-short-interest-8-7b

### SpaceX Starship Flight 13: 20 Starlink V3 Satellites Deploy July 23
2026-07-21 13:48:52 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight on July 23 is poised to deliver the first 20 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites to orbit, testing full mission reuse and critical technologies for Artemis lunar landings.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/starship-flight-13-starlink-v3-launch

### Starship T-0 Abort: 2 of 33 Raptors Failed, SpaceX Swaps Engines for Next Week
2026-07-20 03:28:32 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 7

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight was automatically aborted at ignition after multiple Raptor engines failed to light. CEO Elon Musk says two engines will be replaced, targeting a retry early next week. The scrub, days after FAA clearance from a prior mishap, highlights persistent engine-start reliability challenges as SpaceX races toward operational missions.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/starship-t0-abort-two-raptor-engine-swap-next-week

### SpaceX Stock Dips Below $135 IPO After Starship Delay, Wiping $1.2T in Value
2026-07-19 19:48:24 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 6

SpaceX shares fell below $135 for the first time since its June IPO, with a Starship launch delay accelerating the decline. For the space and defense sector, the sell-off threatens the capital-intensive vision behind Starlink, lunar contracts, and Pentagon launch reliance.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-stock-below-ipo-starship-delay-space-impact

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