SpaceX’s progress toward full Starship reusability centers on repeated tower catches of both the Super Heavy booster and upper stage, followed by rapid reflights with minimal refurbishment. Recent Flight 13 data confirmed an intact V3 heat shield and successful in-space engine relight, while prior tests validated multiple booster recoveries. However, the next flight’s ship-catch attempt has slipped from late August into the fall, and no Starship upper stage has yet been recovered, inspected, and reflown. Elon Musk’s August statements project the first ship reflight by year-end or early 2027, yet regulatory timelines, engine reliability refinements, and the need for multiple orbital demonstrations before sustained rapid reuse keep trader-implied odds favoring completion after 2026.