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SpaceX Starship V3 launch live: How to watch ‘most powerful rocket ever’ blast off
All eyes will be on the SpaceX Starship V3 as it blasts off from the launch facility in Texas. This will be the 12th test flight of the massive craft, but previous attempts have not been without incident.
During two separate test flights of Starship V2 in January and March 2025 the rocket exploded near populated areas east of Florida, with debris hitting roadways in the Turks and Caicos islands.
Then in May 2025 the Starship spacecraft spun out of control as it descended toward its landing site in the Indian Ocean. In that mission the Super Heavy booster also exploded as it attempted to land early in the mission.
A Starship spacecraft also exploded during a ground test last June sparking an emergency response from authorities in nearby Brownsville, Texas. During another ground test in November another explosion occurred as a Starship V3 rocket underwent a fueling test.
SpaceX has previously said that its process of “rapid iterative development” means building and deploying prototypes quickly and accepting added risks during tests.
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