{"id":690542,"date":"2026-05-24T12:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/690542\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:07:27","slug":"spacex-launches-biggest-starship-rocket-yet-in-test-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/690542\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches biggest Starship rocket yet in test flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX on Friday launched its latest edition of the Starship spacecraft as Elon Musk<\/a>‘s rocket company is nearing a record-breaking public listing.<\/p>\n

The voyage experienced a few minor issues, but SpaceX<\/a> employees erupted in cheers in a livestream.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The trial flight comes as SpaceX prepares for what could be the biggest initial public offering in history<\/a> next month.<\/p>\n

SpaceX launches its 12th Starship<\/p>\n

The third-generation Starship, dubbed V3, blasted off from the southern tip of Texas at just after 5:30 pm local time (2230 GMT).<\/p>\n

The test ended about an hour later when the mammoth rocket reached the Indian Ocean before erupting in flames upon impact.<\/p>\n

“You scored a goal for humanity,” Musk wrote on X.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ThisThe Starship exploded spectacularly upon splashdown in the Indian OceanImage: SpaceX\/Handout\/AFP<\/p>\n

At just over 407 feet (124 meters) when fully stacked, the latest design is bigger than the older Starship lines.<\/p>\n

It’s the 12th test flight of the rocket designed for future NASA missions to the moon and even Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NASA’s new Moon mission<\/p>\n

Ahead of the launch, NASA<\/a> Administrator Jared Isaacman said during the pre-launch SpaceX program: “We’re looking forward to seeing this fly, because hopefully at some point in the not too distant future we’re going to join up in Earth orbit.”<\/p>\n

NASA is preparing to land humans on the Moon<\/a> for the first time in more than 50 years through the Artemis Program, as China<\/a> targets 2030 for its first crewed mission.<\/p>\n

The space agency is paying both SpaceX and Blue Origin<\/a>, the aerospace company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, billions of dollars to build the lunar landers for Artemis astronauts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko<\/p>\n

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