(cont'd from yesterday's post)
Starship V3, the third generation including new ship/booster/engine, will launch for the first time very soon. Starship test flight #12 is in pre-launch prep and will deploy no earlier than May 19.
Because this particular version is brand new, mission goals don't sound dramatic like, say, another booster catch. The main point of the test is to affirm that everything works together correctly. Even the launch pad which will be used at Starbase TX is new ("Pad 2").
Even its flight path is new compared to previous Starship test flights, a narrower corridor over the Gulf of America and between countries. The video below explains why it's changing for the sake of safety and for the benefit of future missions.
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