# SpaceX is targeting a May launch date for its enormous Starship rocket.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-13 · USA TODAY*

## Key points

- SpaceX will debut Starship Version 3 on May 19 from its Texas Starbase.
- Version 3 is designed to reach orbit and enable in-orbit refueling for the first time.
- The seven-month gap before this flight marks Starship’s longest hiatus since its debut.
- Starship Version 3 could fulfill NASA's Artemis lunar lander requirements if successful.

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** United States

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