CNBC
• Lora Kolodny
SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup
SpaceX says its upgraded Starship V3—paired with the Super Heavy booster—successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely intact during a pre-IPO test. The booster, however, spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico, despite some engine outages. The company frames the flight as a key step toward future Moon and Mars missions.
