SpaceX launches Starship V3 ahead of planned IPO (opens in new tab)

SpaceX launched the redesigned Starship V3 from Starbase, Texas, on May 22, completing the upgraded vehicle's first flight and the Starship program's 12th test flight. The rocket lifted off at 5:30 p.m. CT, or 2230 GMT, after SpaceX scrubbed a launch attempt the previous day because a launch-tower hydraulic pin failed to retract. The uncrewed flight achieved several planned objectives: the upper-stage Starship separated from the Super Heavy booster, released 20 mock Starlink satellites during...