US EditionSpaceX Delays Next Starship Test Launch by a Month, Musk Says
Elon Musk said the V3 ship and booster are 4 to 6 weeks away as SpaceX adds upgrades for NASA missions.
- On Friday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the next Starship test flight will take place in May, delaying the V3 configuration's maiden voyage from the originally scheduled April timeframe.
- Following a prior incident with a V3 booster on the test stand in late 2025, the delay stems from extensive upgrades including more powerful Raptor 3 engines and increased propellant capacity.
- Designated as Starship's 12 integrated flight test, this mission features a taller Super Heavy Booster enabling SpaceX to boost payload capacity toward 200 metric tons to low Earth orbit.
- Separately, Musk dismissed recent reports claiming SpaceX had confidentially filed for an initial public offering targeting a valuation above $2 trillion, labeling the information as "unreliable."
- The program is moving beyond experimental flights toward a system capable of supporting large-scale deployment of Starlink satellites, lunar landers, and interplanetary transport, marking a strategic transition point.
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SpaceX delays next Starship test launch by a month, Musk says
April 3 : SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the company's next Starship test flight will take place in May and not April as originally scheduled.Musk posted on social media platform X that the next flight of Starship’s V3 vehicle was four to six weeks away, or in the first two weeks of May. Earlier,
Elon Musk reveals date of SpaceX Starship v3’s maiden voyage
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed the timeline for the next Starship launch. It will be the first launch using SpaceX’s revamped design for Starship, as its v3 rocket will take its maiden voyage sooner than many might expect. Musk announced on April 3 on X that the next Starship flight test, and the first flight of the upgraded v3 ship and booster, is 4 to 6 weeks away. The update signals the end of a nearly six-month hiatus since the program’s …
Elon Musk Announces Starship V3 Maiden Flight 4-6 Weeks Away as SpaceX Prepares Major Upgrade
SpaceX’s Starship program reached a pivotal milestone today when CEO Elon Musk revealed that the next test flight - the first for the upgraded Version 3 (V3) ship and booster - is now targeted for 4 to 6 weeks from April 3, 2026. That timeline points to an early-to-mid May launch window from Starbase in South Texas, shifting from earlier April targets.
SpaceX Pushes Back Its Next Starship Launch — And the Reasons Go Beyond Weather
SpaceX has delayed its next Starship test flight, pushing back what would have been the program’s eighth integrated launch attempt. The postponement, first reported by The Information, comes as the company works through technical preparations and regulatory coordination ahead of what promises to be another closely watched mission from its Boca Chica, Texas launch site. The delay isn’t shocking. Starship’s development cadence has been defined by …
SpaceX, the aerospace company led by Elon Musk postponed the next test launch of its Starship ship, as it continues to implement improvements for its missions to the Moon. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk reported that the flight of Starship's V3 vehicle will take place within up to six weeks, which places the new launch operation in the first two weeks of May. Starship's next flight and the first flight of the birth and the V3 …
Austin, USA.- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said this Friday that Starship's next test flight will take place in May and not April, as originally planned. Musk posted on social network X that the next flight of Starship's V3 vehicle would take place within four to six weeks, i.e. in the first two weeks of May. Previously, he had said that the first flight would take place in April. SpaceX's debut of Starship's V3 version has been delayed for months, as t…
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