The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 19, for a new version of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket to undertake a critical test flight.

Elon Musk’s company is preparing to launch a new version of its megarocket — a prototype of the system NASA could use to carry astronauts to the moon’s surface.

The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 19, for a new version of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket to undertake a critical test flight.

SpaceX is now targeting a Friday, May 22, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket after a launch scrub. See our latest updates here.

SpaceX is now targeting a Thursday, May 21, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket. See our latest updates here.

SpaceX is targeting a Thursday, May 21, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket. See our latest updates here.

SpaceX will launch its first Starship V3 vehicle on the Flight 12 test flight on Thursday (May 21).

Starship test flight has been building for weeks, with space enthusiasts closely watching every update from SpaceX. The company’s massive Starship rocket, the largest and most…

SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the first time

Here's why SpaceX waited seven months to try to fly Starship again.

A live stream of the launch will be available to watch what Elon Musk describes as ‘alien-level technology’

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Ahead of a much anticipated IPO, SpaceX is carrying out a critical test of its giant, stainless steel rocket. Investors will be watching closely.

SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy performs a wet dress rehearsal tanking test in preparation for the 12th integrated test flight of the launch vehicle. Image: SpaceX