SMRTR TechNov 23, 2025Teslarati

SpaceX Starship Version 3 booster crumples in early testing

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SpaceX's newest Starship booster, Booster 18, suffered catastrophic damage during its first pressurization test at Starbase, Texas, with the lower section crumpling around the liquid oxygen tank area just one day after leaving the factory. This setback affects the Starship V3 program's timeline as SpaceX faces tight deadlines for NASA's Artemis lunar missions.

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