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

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-22 · NBC10 Boston*

## Key points

- SpaceX's third-generation Starship V3 is taller and has more thrust than previous models.
- Starship V3 includes larger grid fins, a robust fuel line matching Falcon 9's diameter, and docking cones.
- On this test flight, neither the booster nor the spacecraft were recovered, splashing down in separate oceans.
- Private customers are booking Starship flights; Chun Wang announced plans for the first crewed Mars mission.

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

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