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SpaceX Starship V3 will launch from Pad 2 at Starbase for the first time — both booster and ship will splash down instead of attempting a tower catch

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its upgraded Starship Vehicle 3 from a brand-new launch pad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, marking the first time the company’s second pad will host a full-stack ...

Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time, Comes Home Early

Starship’s 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage ...

‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time

Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attempt ...
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SpaceX’s Pad 2 at Starbase is the first launch pad built to both launch and catch a Super Heavy booster

When SpaceX caught a Super Heavy booster with the mechanical arms of its launch tower for the first time in October 2024, the 233-foot-tall rocket returned not to the pad it launched from, but to a ...