# SpaceX has fully stacked its newest Starship rocket for the first time.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-13 · Firstpost*

## Key points

- SpaceX's Starship Version 3 stands about 408 feet tall, taller than all previous variants.
- The V3 features improved Raptor 3 engines producing 18 million pounds of thrust, 10% more than before.
- SpaceX redesigned the hot-staging system and reduced grid fins from four to three for better recovery.
- An internal methane transfer tube in V3's booster is as large as a Falcon 9 first stage.
- The upcoming launch will be Starship's first from a new Starbase pad and involves a planned Indian Ocean splashdown.

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

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