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SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here's when it will fly

By Mike Wall published 12 May 26

SpaceX is officially targeting May 19 for the debut of Starship Version 3, an advanced new vehicle that could help humanity take its first steps on the moon and Mars.

SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published 12 May 26

SpaceX has stacked and fueled the new version of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, gearing up for a key test flight that could launch as soon as May 19.

SpaceX just fired up its 33-engine Starship 'V3' Super Heavy rocket booster. When could it fly? (video)

By Mike Wall published 8 May 26

SpaceX just took a big step toward its next Starship test flight, firing up all 33 engines of the vehicle's Super Heavy on the pad in Texas.

This SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch looks amazing from space in these wild satellite photos

By Mike Wall published 30 April 26

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months

By Mike Wall last updated 29 April 26

SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday morning (April 29), delivering the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite into geostationary orbit.

SpaceX fires up next-gen 'Version 3' Starship ahead of landmark May test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published 15 April 26

SpaceX just conducted the first full-duration static fire test with the upper stage of its 'V3' Starship, clearing a big hurdle on its path to launch, which is expected next month.

'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites

By Tereza Pultarova published 22 March 26

Proposed constellations of orbiting mirrors and data centers would completely destroy the night sky as humanity has known it for millions of years, experts say.

SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published 18 March 26

SpaceX conducted a static fire test with the first stage of its V3 Starship on Monday (March 16), a milestone moment for this bigger, more powerful megarocket variant.

SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say

By Tereza Pultarova published 13 March 26

SpaceX's plan to launch one million orbiting data centers to space worries astronomers, who say the satellite streaks caused by the proposed constellation would severely impair observations.