SpaceX Starship V3 Launch Set for Biggest Test at Starbase
SpaceX plans to launch its first Version 3 Starship from Starbase, Texas, on Thursday, with a 90-minute window opening at 5:30 p.m. local time. The 407-foot rocket, pairing Booster 19 and Ship 39, will attempt a suborbital flight with splashdowns in the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean. The mission will release Starlink simulator satellites and test a Raptor engine relight in space. NASA is monitoring the flight ahead of Artemis lunar missions.