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Welcome to Edition 8.37 of the Rocket Report! NASA is still climbing down from the high of the Artemis II mission, the first flight by humans to the Moon since 1972. What a mission it was! Now, attention turns to completing development of a lander to get astronauts down to the Moon’s surface.
Elon Musk announced SpaceX's Starship flight 12 launch is delayed again as the company now targets the first two weeks of May.
SpaceX is in the process of preparing Starship Version 3 for its upcoming launch debut, which is currently slated for sometime in May. During a test of the Raptor engines at the McGregor test site on Monday, a huge explosion was seen from outside the facility.
SpaceX has pushed back the timeline for the next test launch of its next-generation Starship rocket again, with CEO Elon Musk now saying the next test will occur in May. Starship has not launched since October 2025,
Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.
Elon Musk has had to revise his estimates for when SpaceX will launch Starship for the first time in 2026.
The "Days of Our Lives" and "Starship Troopers" actor was found unconscious inside his home on Sunday.
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SpaceX fires up next-gen 'Version 3' Starship ahead of landmark May test flight (photos)
SpaceX just conducted the first full-duration static fire test with its 'V3' Starship, clearing a big hurdle on the path to its planned May launch.