# SpaceX launches its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-23 · Free Press Journal*

## Key points

- SpaceX's Starship V3 features bigger engines, stronger grid fins, and improved navigation systems.
- NASA will select either SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon for a 2028 crewed moon landing.
- Chun Wang has reserved a seat for SpaceX's first crewed Mars mission, details undisclosed.
- SpaceX's new Starship V3 launched 20 mock Starlink satellites from a brand-new launch pad at Starbase.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Blue Origin
**Countries:** United States, Mexico

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