The tallest rocket ever built is now standing on its launch pad ahead of its next mission. SpaceX is about to debut Version 3 (V3) of its giant Starship rocket, which is poised to launch on the vehicle's 12th test flight.

SpaceX’s Starship 12 rocket had a successful launch Friday night, before concluding its test run around the Earth with a planned fireball explosion as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean. The rocket’s launch — the largest and most powerful of its kind — took place at around 6:30 p.

Elon Musk's SpaceX called off Thursday's launch at the 11th hour, but now a launch has successfully taken place.

The 12th flight of the Starship mega-rocket Friday from Starbase came after a series of problems forced a scrub of the planned flight a day earlier.

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SpaceX has again delayed by 24 hours the debut launch of its Starship Version 3 (V3) rocket. The mission, known as flight 12, is now on for May 21.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX postponed the highly anticipated launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket, calling off yesterday’s test after multiple