SpaceX readies 12th test flight of massive Starship rocket as IPO looms
The 12th test flight will debut Starship V3 with mock Starlink satellites as SpaceX seeks to boost launch capacity and investor confidence.
- On Thursday, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. will launch the 12th test flight of its Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas, with a 90-minute launch window opening at 6:30 p.m. ET.
- This uncrewed flight represents SpaceX's final chance to impress investors before next month's planned IPO, with the company having invested more than $15 billion into the Starship program.
- Debuting today, Starship V3 stands 408 feet tall with new engines producing 18 million pounds of thrust, designed to carry 100 metric tons to Earth's orbit in a fully reusable configuration.
- Starlink's connectivity unit generated $11.4 billion in sales during 2025, with SpaceX using Starship to accelerate satellite deployment and sustain the company's profitability and growth strategy.
- NASA plans to use Starship as the lunar lander for the Artemis IV mission in 2028, while Elon Musk pursues the long-term goal of transporting cargo and people to colonize Mars.
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The aerospace company SpaceX successfully completed the twelfth test flight of its Starship system, the reusable rocket designed for future manned missions to the Moon and Mars, on a mission considered key to the commercial and technological development of the space program driven by billionaire Elon Musk.The launch took place on Friday at 5.30 p.m. (18.30 a.m. from Chile) from the Starbase base of Boca Chica, in the state of Texas, through a Su…
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket, Elon Musk's company, passed a launch test on Friday, before it entered the stock market.
The unmanned flight is a significant event for Elon Musk's rocket company, which is nearing a potentially record-breaking initial public offering (IPO).
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