SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy Version 3 Moved to Launchpad at Starbase Texas

SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy Version 3 Moved to Launchpad at Starbase Texas

Starship and Super Heavy V3 have been moved to the pad at Starbase Texas for final testing and preparations for launch. "These vehicles are the first of many—made possible by the tireless effort of SpaceX engineers and technicians—and are designed to enable the core revolutionary capabilities of Starship."

As of October 13, 2025, the SpaceX Starship has been "launched 11 times with 6 successes and 5 failures." SpaceX has developed Starship with the intention of lowering launch costs using economies of scale. It aims to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages, increasing payload mass to orbit, increasing launch frequency, creating a mass-manufacturing pipeline and adapting it to a wide range of space missions.

NASA plans to use a lunar lander version of Starship for landing astronauts on the Moon during the Artemis IV mission through the Human Landing System (HLS) program.

Learn more about Starship:

https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/

Download the Free Starship User Guide (PDF):

https://www.spacex.com/media/starship_users_guide_v1.pdf

Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)
Release Date: May 19, 2026

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