SpaceX Tests V3 Starship Booster in Key Pre-Launch Milestone Written 19 March 2026

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SpaceX Tests V3 Starship Booster in Key Pre-Launch Milestone

Initial Super Heavy V3 10-engine static fire test. | Credit: SpaceX via X

SPACE reports SpaceX “conducted a static fire test” with the first stage of its V3 Starship on Monday (March 16), a milestone moment for this bigger, more powerful megarocket. “It was the first-ever static fire for a Version 3 (V3) vehicle — the latest iteration of Starship, which SpaceX is developing to help humanity put boots on the moon and Mars.”
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