Despite Raptor Engine Issues, Starship V3 Makes Full-Duration Debut
Starship Version 3 completed a full-duration flight test during its May 22 debut, including a hover and soft landing in the Indian Ocean, captured live by a Starlink-connected camera on a buoy at the splashdown site.
Credit: SpaceX
In the long lead-up to Starship-Super Heavy Flight 12, SpaceX unveiled new Raptor engines, thermal protection systems, stage separation hardware, docking drogues, grid fins and dozens of other changes intended to bring founder and CEO Elon Musk’s dream of a fully reusable, quick-turnaround, Mars...
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