SpaceX is preparing to carry out a launch rehearsal of its next-generation Starship rocket as early as next week.

FLEX is a multipurpose lunar rover that will be part of the payload of a SpaceX Starship support mission that will land near the lunar South Pole’s Artemis site to provide logistical support.

SpaceX contracted to send its Starship to the Moon in 2026 with an Artemis support payload aboard. including the FLEX Astrolab lunar rover.

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLNL) scientists designed and built a telescope that, as of March 14, was out of this world.

The Stellar Occultation Hypertemporal Imaging Payload (SOHIP) is a telescope using LLNL patented optics technology on a gimbal to observe and measure atmospheric gravity waves and turbulence.

The device was sent aboard a SpaceX rocket out of Cape Canaveral in Florida last month to the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA’s flight commander for the Artemis II lunar mission, Reid Wiseman, explains what the crew will be testing on the Orion spacecraft.

After years of prototype testing, crash landings, and explosions, the Super Heavy booster and Starship second stage are ready for the inaugural flight. This test flight will pave way for future missions to the Moon and Mars, but first, SpaceX must get Starship off the ground.

Due to the nature of this test flight, the launch date and time are fickle and subject to great change as SpaceX will take all precautions necessary to ensure Starship/SuperHeavy collects as much data as possible during its flight.

The vehicles set to perform this inaugural test flight are Booster 7 and Ship 24. The last ship to complete a test flight was SN15, which survived its short suborbital test hop. All of the prior ships and boosters are detailed in the History section of this article. For a comprehensive log of all testing done on Ship 24 and Booster 7, check out our Starship Orbital Launch Timeline Checklist [S24 and B7] | Live Updates article!