SpaceX Starship Flight 15
Join Star Fleet for the first-ever flight attempt of a fully-reusable orbital rocket, the "holy grail" of rocketry, and the first ever landing attempt of both the Starship upper stage and the V3 version of the Super Heavy booster! The launch is No Earlier Than Friday November 13 at 4:45 PM CST (22:45 UTC) , and we'll be out there to view it! In addition, we'll run a separate trip at a discount to view the landing, from the very same close-up spot (hazard zones allowing, which are currently to-be-confirmed but should be known before we release tickets for it).
Our planned Starship launch viewing location at the mouth of the South Bay, approximately 4 miles / 6.5 km from the launch site with a direct line of sight across the water, provides some of the closest and clearest views of the pad, rocket, liftoff, and booster landing available to the public. Unlike the location where most other vessels anchor, this offers a closer and clearer sightline, and has calmer, less busy waters without the need to constantly jockey for position. For ship landing, we plan to be in the mouth of the Brownsville ship channel, with is both nearly as close as possible to the pad while having an ideal view of the Starship on approach as it makes a wide 270 degree turn with our location essentially at the pivot point.
LATEST LAUNCH UPDATE: As of Friday November 13, SpaceX continues to target today for launch in a 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM CST (22:45-00:00 UTC) launch window, with good weather forecast for launch and acceptable weather for landing at the moment, although the latter does appear to be a watch item. Official FAA signoff has not yet been received, but is still expected today. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Due to very high demand for this launch, despite booking multiple additional boats we are completely SOLD OUT for launch, with a few ship landing tickets still available! If you're still looking for a spot for launch, we recommend Fish Tales charters in Port Isabel, located at the foot of the bridge to SPI right near Hopper Haus and the Osprey. We've worked with them in the past, and they have a similar double-decker boat and should be going to the same location as we do. To book their boat, contact them at 956-943-3185.
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SpaceX Starship Flight 15 Launch Viewing
Price: $99 per passenger (launch)
Launch Date: No Earlier Than Friday November 13 at 4:45 PM CST
Key Times: Checkin 3:00 PM | Boarding 3:30 PM | Departure 4:00 PM
Boarding Location: Double Sunshine & Diver 1: The Original Dolphin Watch, 33256 State Park Rd 100, South Padre Island, TX 78597
Hard Bottom Too: Captain Murphy's Isla Tours, 33256 State Park Road 100 South Padre Island, TX 78597
Osprey: Osprey Cruises, 501 E Maxan St, Port Isabel, TX 78578
- Great location to view all the key events of the launch
- Around ≈4 miles / ≈6.5 km from launch pad
- Clear view of pad, rocket, liftoff and ascent
- Stable vessel, calm seas and open deck for excellent viewing
- Free parking, a guaranteed viewing spot and no need to show up many hours early
- If scrubbed prior to checkin time, ticket still valid for the next attempt
DELAY/SCRUB POLICY: Tickets are generally non-refundable.
Per agreement with our captains, if there is a delay announced prior to the checkin time on the day of launch, your ticket will be valid for the new launch date and time. Should you not be able to make the backup date, you can either transfer your tickets to someone who can, or reach out to use by email at FleetCommand@Star-Fleet.Tours or phone at 941-879-4240 to request a refund (at least 24 hours in advance of launch). Should a launch day delay/scrub be officially announced after that or if a passenger does not show up by the published boarding time, the boat will go out as scheduled to see the rocket on the pad, and tickets will be considered used and will no longer be refundable, but you will be offered a minimum 10% (often higher) discount on future attempts of the same launch. Conversely, in case there is an issue with the boat or weather keeping us from departing for the launch, and it occurs as scheduled, we'll issue you a full refund.
Check back soon for tickets!
SpaceX Starship Flight 15 Ship Landing Viewing
Price: $69 per passenger (with launch ticket)
Dates: 22:30:00 after launch, Saturday November 14 at 3:15 PM CST
Key Times: Checkin L-1:45 | Boarding L-1:15 | Departure L-0:45
Boarding Location: The Original Dolphin Watch, 33256 State Park Rd 100, South Padre Island, TX 78597
- Ideal location to view the key events of the landing
- Have a clear view from the center of Starship's 270 deg turn on approach
- Around ≈4 miles / ≈6.5 km from landing pad
- Spectacular views of flip maneuver, landing burn, catch and pad
- Stable vessel, calm seas and open deck for excellent viewing
- Free parking, a guaranteed viewing spot and no need to show up many hours early
- If landing attempt aborted prior to checkin time, receive a full refund
DELAY/SCRUB POLICY: Tickets are generally non-refundable.
Per agreement with our captains, if there is a launch delay, your tickets will still be valid for the new corresponding landing date and time. Should you not be able to make the new date, you can either transfer your tickets to someone who can, or reach out to use by email at FleetCommand@Star-Fleet.Tours or phone at 941-879-4240 to request a refund (at least 24 hours in advance of launch). If the launch is successful but landing at Starbase is aborted, and the abort is annouced prior to the checkin time for landing, you will be fully refunded. Should a Starbase landing abort be officially announced after that or if a passenger does not show up by the published boarding time, the boat will go out as scheduled to see the rocket on the pad, and tickets will be considered used and will no longer be refundable. Conversely, in case there is an unexpected issue with the boat or weather keeping us from departing for the launch, and it occurs as scheduled, we'll issue you a full refund.