SpaceX launches upgraded Starship V3 in 12th test (opens in new tab)

SpaceX launched the first Starship V3, a redesigned version of its Super Heavy-Starship rocket system, from Starbase in South Texas on Friday at 6:30 p.m. EDT in the program’s 12th uncrewed test flight. The 408-foot, or 124-meter, vehicle was described as the biggest and most powerful Starship yet, and NASA plans to use the system for a future astronaut moon landing under Artemis. The flight achieved several test objectives but had problems. Super Heavy separated from the Starship upper stage...