Starship is being designed to relaunch an hour after landing with zero nominal work. He wants a capability of three flights a day for the ship, most of that waiting for the ground track to come over the launch site.
"we want to aim for a capability of three flights a day"
He said that is probably two years from now. Rate of progress is rapid; first orbital attempt expected January or perhaps February after FAA license around end of year.
"I think it's not that it's not that far away. I think probably um 2 years from now"
If the booster is caught by the same tower that stacked it, he said it can in principle be reflown within an hour of landing.
"the super heavy booster can be refflown within an hour of uh landing."
He said in about 6 or 7 years there will be days where Starship launches more than 24 times in 24 hours.
"Yes. In about 6 or 7 years, there will be days where Starship launches more than 24 times in 24 hours."
Replying to a Starship cadence chart, he said in about 3 years Starship will launch more than once per hour.
"In about 3 years or so, Starship will launch more than once per hour"
Replying to a breakdown of Starship turnaround vs a path to daily then hourly flights, he said Starship is 2 to 3 years away from hourly flights.
"Starship is 2 to 3 years away from hourly flights"
Last updated: 2026-09-27 (newest answer).
