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SpaceX Finally Got Exactly What It Needed From Starship V2
The final Starship V2 flight completed all mission goals, including testing new maneuvers and heat shield designs, as SpaceX transitions to the upgraded V3 prototype for Moon and Mars missions.
- On Monday SpaceX launched Starship V2 from Starbase, Texas at 6:23 PM local time, completing its final test flight and meeting all mission goals.
- Engineers tested the upper stage's heat‑shield tiles, deployed eight mock Starlink satellite simulators and trialed a dynamic banking maneuver on Monday to gather reentry data.
- The Super Heavy booster reignited 13 engines for a staged landing burn before a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico roughly seven minutes after liftoff.
- Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy applauded the mission on Monday, saying it advances Artemis campaign goals and supports SpaceX's Starlink plan with more than $4 billion in contracts.
- SpaceX is building taller Block 3 Starships and assembling Starship V3, which incorporates structural and Raptor engine upgrades for orbital docking and in‑orbit propellant transfer next year.
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