NASA Set to Name Artemis III Crew Ahead of Historic Moon Landing
NASA is about to put faces to its next Moon mission. The Artemis III crew announcement, scheduled for June 9 at Johnson Space Center, marks …
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Starship V3 Takes Flight: SpaceX Clears a Key Milestone
SpaceX successfully flew the first Starship in its V3 configuration on May 22, 2026 — the twelfth flight of the program overall. Most test o…
Starship V3 Takes Flight on SpaceX's Twelfth Test Mission
SpaceX flew Starship Version 3 for the first time on May 22, 2026, marking the twelfth flight of the overall program. A scrub less than sixt…
Starship V3 makes its debut on Flight 12
SpaceX flew the first-ever Starship V3 on May 22, 2026, completing most of the mission's test objectives on a suborbital profile. The launch…
Starship V3 Clears First Flight After One-Day Delay
A last-second abort on May 21 pushed the debut of Starship Version 3 back by one day, but SpaceX recovered quickly, launching on May 22 and …
Starship V3 Takes Flight: SpaceX Marks Its Twelfth Test
On May 22, 2026, SpaceX conducted the maiden flight of Starship Version 3, completing most planned test objectives on a suborbital trajector…
Starship V3 Takes Flight on SpaceX's Twelfth Test
SpaceX pulled off the first flight of Starship Version 3 on May 22, 2026, clearing most of the mission's test objectives on a suborbital pro…
Starship Version 3 scrubbed under a minute before liftoff
SpaceX came within seconds of launching the first Starship Version 3 from Starbase, Texas, before a last-minute technical problem on the gro…
Starship V3 scrubbed at T-minus one minute as SpaceX files for IPO
SpaceX's first attempt to fly the upgraded Block 3 Starship ended in a late scrub at Starbase, Texas. On the same day, the company filed IPO…
Block 3 Debut and IPO Filing: SpaceX's Defining Week
SpaceX is pulling two major levers at once: unveiling the Block 3 Starship on its twelfth test flight while filing for a stock market listin…
Psyche captures striking Mars imagery during gravity assist flyby
On its way to metallic asteroid 16 Psyche, NASA's spacecraft swung past Mars in May 2026 to pick up speed. The flyby yielded sharp, multispe…
Psyche Turns Its Cameras on Mars During a Gravitational Slingshot
Before continuing its journey to a metallic asteroid, NASA's Psyche spacecraft swung past Mars and captured striking multispectral images — …
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