Starship V3 Takes Flight: SpaceX Marks Its Twelfth Test
On May 22, 2026, SpaceX conducted the maiden flight of Starship Version 3, completing most planned test objectives on a suborbital trajector…
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Starship V3 Takes Flight on SpaceX's Twelfth Test
SpaceX pulled off the first flight of Starship Version 3 on May 22, 2026, clearing most of the mission's test objectives on a suborbital pro…
Starship Version 3 scrubbed under a minute before liftoff
SpaceX came within seconds of launching the first Starship Version 3 from Starbase, Texas, before a last-minute technical problem on the gro…
Starship V3 scrubbed at T-minus one minute as SpaceX files for IPO
SpaceX's first attempt to fly the upgraded Block 3 Starship ended in a late scrub at Starbase, Texas. On the same day, the company filed IPO…
Block 3 Debut and IPO Filing: SpaceX's Defining Week
SpaceX is pulling two major levers at once: unveiling the Block 3 Starship on its twelfth test flight while filing for a stock market listin…
Starship Flight 12: A System Rebuilding Itself from the Ground Up
Flight 12 of Starship is shaping up as a pivotal test, pairing a heavily revised Super Heavy Block 3 booster with a new Ship variant. For NA…
Starship Flight 12: A New Pad, New Ship, Old Pressure
Flight 12 of Starship combines a brand-new launch complex, a heavily revised upper stage, and mounting pressure from NASA and commercial par…
Artemis III Recast as an Earth Orbit Mission Before Moon Return
NASA has outlined preliminary plans for a redesigned Artemis III mission, now focused on Earth orbit rendezvous and docking tests with comme…
Artemis III Recast as an Orbital Test Before Any Moon Landing
Targeting a 2027 launch, Artemis III will no longer attempt a lunar landing. NASA has restructured the mission as an Earth-orbit test of ren…
CRS-34 Dragon Delivers Science and Supplies to the ISS
On May 15, 2026, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific hardware and crew supplies for Expedit…
SpaceX Juggles CRS-34 Cargo Run and Starship's Next Big Leap
SpaceX is operating on two critical fronts simultaneously: delivering nearly three tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station and…
Starship Version 3 and Launch Pad 2 set for May 19 debut
SpaceX is targeting May 19, 2026 for the tenth Starship flight test, simultaneously debuting the redesigned Version 3 hardware and the brand…
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