Starship
Failure
Apr 20, 2023Starship — Flight 1 (IFT-1)
The first integrated launch of the full Starship stack cleared the pad and gathered data before tumbling and being destroyed — the start of a rapid test campaign.
Mission facts
| Date | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Vehicle | Starship |
| Payload | Test flight (no payload) |
| Destination | Suborbital (intended) |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Booster | Booster 7 + Ship 24 (lost) |
| Recovery | N/A |
| Crewed | No |
| Outcome | Failure |
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@misc{elonfacts-missions-starship-flight-1, title={Starship — Flight 1 (IFT-1)}, author={{ElonFacts.org}}, year={2026}, url={https://elonfacts.org/missions/starship-flight-1}}
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