SpaceX readies larger Starship V3 for lunar-focused test flight
TL;DR
SpaceX will launch its larger Starship V3 from Starbase on a ~65-minute suborbital test, deploying 22 mock Starlink satellites and attempting an in-space engine relight as a step toward full reusability and NASA’s Artemis III moon mission; the booster will land offshore in the Gulf of Mexico rather than returning to Texas, and Elon Musk signaled plans for a possible SpaceX IPO.
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