SpaceX's First Orbital Starship Flight Is Targeted for Sept. 22. Here's What's Riding on It for the Stock.

Key Points Starship's 14th test flight, targeted for as soon as Tuesday, Sept. 22, is the program's first attempt to reach Earth orbit. The flight is set to deploy 26 next-generation V3 Starlink satellites, Starship's first revenue-producing payload. SpaceX's space segment posted a $542 million operating loss in the second quarter as Starship research spending climbed. 10 stocks we like better than Space Exploration Technologies › SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) is getting ready to send Starship to orbit for the first time. The company is targeting the rocket's 14th test flight for as soon as Tuesday, Sept. 22 (pending regulatory sign-off as of this writing). And the attempt won't be flying empty.