SpaceX successfully launched new V3 Starlink satellites during the second flight of its Starship V3 vehicle. However, the mission encountered a setback as the booster failed to relight its rocket engines, marking another technical hurdle for the program.
Background
Starship is SpaceX's fully reusable super-heavy lift launch vehicle designed for missions to Mars and beyond. The V3 iteration aims to improve payload capacity and reliability for large-scale satellite deployments like Starlink.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Jul 25, 2026 at 07:25 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10