Posted May 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM UTCRYoutubeRichard LawlerSpaceX’s 12th Starship flight test has launched.After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, SpaceX’s first V3 Starship left Pad 2 at Starbase on Friday evening.SpaceX is now preparing to go public, and a lot of its big promises hinge on the development of vehicles like the next-generation Starship and Super Heavy vehicle launched today. The booster will not attempt a return this time, while the Flight 12 Starship is attempting to deploy 20 Starlink simulators and two “modified” Starlink satellites.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard Lawler
SpaceX’s 12th Starship flight test has launched.
After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, SpaceX’s first V3 Starship left Pad 2 at Starbase on Friday evening. SpaceX is now preparing to go public, and a lot of its big promises hinge on the development of vehicles like the next-generation Starship and Super Heavy vehicle launched today. The booster will not attempt a return this time, while the Flight 12 Starship is attempting to deploy 20 Starlink simulators and two “modified” Starlink satellites. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwMw_8ukKrA]
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