Starhopper is a retired low-altitude Starship prototype, and was the first prototype of the Starship program to be built. Although bearing a full 9-meter diameter, Starhopper was not a full-height …

As of October 13, 2025, Starship has launched 11 times, with 6 successful flights and 5 failures. The vehicle consists of two stages: the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft, both …

Aug 27, 2019 · Starhopper's biggest leap was also its last. SpaceX's first prototype for its Mars-colonizing Starship vehicle aced its final test flight today (Aug. 27), rising several hundred feet …

Starhopper was moved across the street from the Launch Site, crews worked on Ship 31's TPS tiles, and SpaceX continued to prepare Orbital Pad A for a potential catch on Starship Flight 5. …

Starhopper is a smaller-scale Starship prototype vehicle. It was a pathfinder used to help SpaceX gain experience with stainless steel. It performed the first two flight tests of SpaceX's methane …

Starhopper was the first prototype in the Starship program and is now retired from flight tests. Although it had the full 9-meter diameter, it was not a full-height rocket and lacked header …

Aug 28, 2021 · Starhopper permanently sits at the launch site in Boca Chica as a water tank, communications, weather, and tracking station for operations conducted at Boca Chica. After …

Sep 3, 2024 · The company stated it would move its Starhopper from the launch site to a nearby lot sometime this week. Experts say the Starhopper is moving to provide more room for the …

Dec 12, 2024 · Starhopper emerged as SpaceX's initial testbed for the Starship program. The vehicle's distinctive water tower-like shape set it apart from traditional rocket designs.

Mar 29, 2019 · SpaceX’s team of South Texas engineers and technicians have dived into a program of critical pre-hop tests of the first assembled Starship prototype, a partial-fidelity …