"In a post on X, Elon Musk stated that the next Starship launch is in six weeks. He accompanied his announcement with a photo that seemed to have been taken when Starship's upper stage was just about to separate from the Super Heavy Booster. Musk did not state whether SpaceX will attempt to catch the Super Heavy Booster during the upcoming flight."
"The upcoming flight will mark the debut of Starship V3. The upgraded design includes the new Raptor V3 engine, which is expected to have nearly twice the thrust of the original Raptor 1, at a fraction of the cost and with significantly reduced weight. The Starship V3 platform is also expected to be optimized for manufacturability. The Starship V3 Flight 12 launch timeline comes as SpaceX pursues an aggressive development cadence for the fully reusable launch system."
Flight 12 is expected in about six weeks, placing the first flight of Starship Version 3 as early as March. A posted photo showed Starship's upper stage just before separation from the Super Heavy Booster, and a booster recovery attempt was not confirmed for the upcoming flight. Starship V3 will debut Raptor V3 engines offering nearly twice the thrust of Raptor 1 while being much lighter and costing roughly one-quarter as much. The V3 platform is optimized for manufacturability. SpaceX continues an aggressive development cadence for the fully reusable launch system after multiple integrated flight tests in 2025.
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