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SpaceX Targets Starship V3 Debut Launch
The suborbital test will debut redesigned engines, heat shield upgrades and a new hot-staging system as SpaceX pursues full reusability.
- SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, May 19, for the debut launch of its Starship V3 megarocket from Starbase in South Texas, marking the first flight of the upgraded vehicle.
- After a seven-month hiatus, this 12th test flight debuts the redesigned Starship V3, featuring Raptor 3 engines and a newly built launch pad designed to enable full and rapid rocket reusability.
- Standing 124 meters tall, the rocket produces about 18 million pounds of thrust. SpaceX successfully loaded more than 11 million pounds of propellant during a Monday rehearsal.
- NASA officials view this mission as critical for the Artemis program, requiring Starship to serve as a lunar lander for the planned 2027 Artemis III mission.
- Pending a Federal Aviation Administration launch license, the flight supports CEO Elon Musk's long-term goal of sending humans to Mars while bolstering the company's valuation ahead of an expected IPO.
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The test flight will be similar to the previous ones - it will be a suborbital flight, and they will again test the docking of 22 fake Starlinks.
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autoevolution.comThis Is the Minute-by-Minute Story of How the First Flight of Starship V3 Will Unfold
About a week from the time of writing, on May 19, a redesigned launch pad at Starbase Texas will witness the first flight of the V3 version of the SpaceX Super Heavy booster and the Starship it carries. The 12th overall mission of this program, this one is supposed to mark the transition from ...
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