SpaceX's Starship program is advancing toward its first orbital rendezvous and docking demonstration in late 2026 as part of propellant transfer tests essential for lunar and Mars missions. Version 3 vehicles now include dedicated docking ports, automated couplers, and DragonEye sensors with proven heritage from Dragon ISS missions. Flight 13's July 2026 success—featuring the first operational Starlink V3 deployment, in-space Raptor relight, and intact soft splashdown—has accelerated timelines, with Flight 14 targeting an orbital attempt and tower catch by early September. These iterative gains in reusability, heat shield performance, and rapid launch cadence position the company to execute the complex free-flying ship-to-ship mating required for the refueling demo, though hardware readiness, FAA approvals, and precise orbital operations remain key variables.
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This market will resolve to “Yes” if two SpaceX Starships successfully execute a docking maneuver in a stable Earth orbit between market creation and the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A qualifying docking maneuver must physically join two vessels, matching in velocity, into a connected structure via mating hardware for at least 60 continuous seconds. The two vessels must be in stable Earth orbit with a perigee of at least 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
The docking of any two SpaceX vessels which each serve as an integrated rocket-and-spacecraft and both equal or exceed Starship in scale will qualify regardless of their contents or variant (standard, tanker, depot, HLS, test article, etc.). The two vessels must be free-flying. Any capsule or payload carried to orbit exclusively atop a separate launch vehicle will not qualify. If either vessel is passively placed into the mating interface of the other vessel, that conjunction will not qualify.
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.SpaceX's Starship program is advancing toward its first orbital rendezvous and docking demonstration in late 2026 as part of propellant transfer tests essential for lunar and Mars missions. Version 3 vehicles now include dedicated docking ports, automated couplers, and DragonEye sensors with proven heritage from Dragon ISS missions. Flight 13's July 2026 success—featuring the first operational Starlink V3 deployment, in-space Raptor relight, and intact soft splashdown—has accelerated timelines, with Flight 14 targeting an orbital attempt and tower catch by early September. These iterative gains in reusability, heat shield performance, and rapid launch cadence position the company to execute the complex free-flying ship-to-ship mating required for the refueling demo, though hardware readiness, FAA approvals, and precise orbital operations remain key variables.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if two SpaceX Starships successfully execute a docking maneuver in a stable Earth orbit between market creation and the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A qualifying docking maneuver must physically join two vessels, matching in velocity, into a connected structure via mating hardware for at least 60 continuous seconds. The two vessels must be in stable Earth orbit with a perigee of at least 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
The docking of any two SpaceX vessels which each serve as an integrated rocket-and-spacecraft and both equal or exceed Starship in scale will qualify regardless of their contents or variant (standard, tanker, depot, HLS, test article, etc.). The two vessels must be free-flying. Any capsule or payload carried to orbit exclusively atop a separate launch vehicle will not qualify. If either vessel is passively placed into the mating interface of the other vessel, that conjunction will not qualify.
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.
A qualifying docking maneuver must physically join two vessels, matching in velocity, into a connected structure via mating hardware for at least 60 continuous seconds. The two vessels must be in stable Earth orbit with a perigee of at least 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
The docking of any two SpaceX vessels which each serve as an integrated rocket-and-spacecraft and both equal or exceed Starship in scale will qualify regardless of their contents or variant (standard, tanker, depot, HLS, test article, etc.). The two vessels must be free-flying. Any capsule or payload carried to orbit exclusively atop a separate launch vehicle will not qualify. If either vessel is passively placed into the mating interface of the other vessel, that conjunction will not qualify.
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Market Opened: Jun 11, 2026, 1:09 PM ET
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$60,460End Date
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Jun 11, 2026, 1:09 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to “Yes” if two SpaceX Starships successfully execute a docking maneuver in a stable Earth orbit between market creation and the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A qualifying docking maneuver must physically join two vessels, matching in velocity, into a connected structure via mating hardware for at least 60 continuous seconds. The two vessels must be in stable Earth orbit with a perigee of at least 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
The docking of any two SpaceX vessels which each serve as an integrated rocket-and-spacecraft and both equal or exceed Starship in scale will qualify regardless of their contents or variant (standard, tanker, depot, HLS, test article, etc.). The two vessels must be free-flying. Any capsule or payload carried to orbit exclusively atop a separate launch vehicle will not qualify. If either vessel is passively placed into the mating interface of the other vessel, that conjunction will not qualify.
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.SpaceX's Starship program is advancing toward its first orbital rendezvous and docking demonstration in late 2026 as part of propellant transfer tests essential for lunar and Mars missions. Version 3 vehicles now include dedicated docking ports, automated couplers, and DragonEye sensors with proven heritage from Dragon ISS missions. Flight 13's July 2026 success—featuring the first operational Starlink V3 deployment, in-space Raptor relight, and intact soft splashdown—has accelerated timelines, with Flight 14 targeting an orbital attempt and tower catch by early September. These iterative gains in reusability, heat shield performance, and rapid launch cadence position the company to execute the complex free-flying ship-to-ship mating required for the refueling demo, though hardware readiness, FAA approvals, and precise orbital operations remain key variables.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if two SpaceX Starships successfully execute a docking maneuver in a stable Earth orbit between market creation and the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A qualifying docking maneuver must physically join two vessels, matching in velocity, into a connected structure via mating hardware for at least 60 continuous seconds. The two vessels must be in stable Earth orbit with a perigee of at least 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
The docking of any two SpaceX vessels which each serve as an integrated rocket-and-spacecraft and both equal or exceed Starship in scale will qualify regardless of their contents or variant (standard, tanker, depot, HLS, test article, etc.). The two vessels must be free-flying. Any capsule or payload carried to orbit exclusively atop a separate launch vehicle will not qualify. If either vessel is passively placed into the mating interface of the other vessel, that conjunction will not qualify.
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.
A qualifying docking maneuver must physically join two vessels, matching in velocity, into a connected structure via mating hardware for at least 60 continuous seconds. The two vessels must be in stable Earth orbit with a perigee of at least 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
The docking of any two SpaceX vessels which each serve as an integrated rocket-and-spacecraft and both equal or exceed Starship in scale will qualify regardless of their contents or variant (standard, tanker, depot, HLS, test article, etc.). The two vessels must be free-flying. Any capsule or payload carried to orbit exclusively atop a separate launch vehicle will not qualify. If either vessel is passively placed into the mating interface of the other vessel, that conjunction will not qualify.
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$60,460End Date
Jan 1, 2028Market Opened
Jun 11, 2026, 1:09 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...SpaceX's Starship program is advancing toward its first orbital rendezvous and docking demonstration in late 2026 as part of propellant transfer tests essential for lunar and Mars missions. Version 3 vehicles now include dedicated docking ports, automated couplers, and DragonEye sensors with proven heritage from Dragon ISS missions. Flight 13's July 2026 success—featuring the first operational Starlink V3 deployment, in-space Raptor relight, and intact soft splashdown—has accelerated timelines, with Flight 14 targeting an orbital attempt and tower catch by early September. These iterative gains in reusability, heat shield performance, and rapid launch cadence position the company to execute the complex free-flying ship-to-ship mating required for the refueling demo, though hardware readiness, FAA approvals, and precise orbital operations remain key variables.
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