---
title: "SpaceX’s Starship May Fly Again “In the Days Ahead”"
description: "During an announcement, a SpaceX engineer told viewers to \"stay tuned for additional [Starship] test flights in the days ahead,\" as spotted by Teslarati."
date: "2021-05-11"
modified: "2021-05-11"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-starship-fly-again-days-ahead"
categories:
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
  - "the digest"
---

# SpaceX’s Starship May Fly Again “In the Days Ahead”

![During an announcement, a SpaceX engineer told viewers to "stay tuned for additional \[Starship\] test flights in the days ahead," as spotted by Teslarati.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/spacex-starship-fly-again-days-ahead.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: SpaceX\</em\>*

## Stay Tuned

During an announcement following last week's Starship launch, [spotted by *Teslarati*](<https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-more-starship-flight-tests-days-ahead/>), a SpaceX engineer told viewers to "stay tuned for additional \[Starship\] test flights in the days ahead."

That means we may get to watch the next dramatic launch of the space company's massive rocket prototypes sooner than we might think — though the precise timing at this time remains unclear.

## Refly Soon

Most recently, SpaceX CEO [Elon Musk revealed](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-fly-starship-sn15-again>) that the company "might try to refly SN15 soon," according to a Friday tweet. As a result, SN15 might soon become the first Starship prototype to be reused for a second time.

SN15 flew to an altitude of 6.2 miles at the company's test site in South Texas on May 5. It managed to stick the landing, giving SpaceX engineers an unprecedented look at the data collected during its maiden voyage.

## Big Steps

It's still unclear when SN15 will take to the skies for a second time. But according to the recent announcement — and the fact that the prototype hasn't budged from the launch site, as *Teslarati* points outs — the launch may indeed just be days away.

SpaceX now has the gargantuan task of getting Starship all the way to orbit. That's a big step up from a simple hop to ten kilometers, as it also requires its massive booster called Super Heavy to be flight ready as well.

Regardless, we'll be glued to our screens and watching whenever SpaceX does decide to launch SN15 for the second time.

**READ MORE:** [SpaceX teases more Starship flight tests “in the days ahead”](<https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-more-starship-flight-tests-days-ahead/>) \[*Teslarati*\]

**More on Starship:** *[SpaceX Is Getting Ready to Fly Starship SN15 Again](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-fly-starship-sn15-again>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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