The sun rises behind SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday,

SpaceX launched its revamped Super Heavy-Starship rocket on Friday, with some minor issues during the test, ahead of the company's highly anticipated initial public offering.

The first attempted launch on Thursday was postponed due to a malfunctioning hydraulic pin in the launch tower.

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.

Friday's test flight marks a major milestone for SpaceX as the company gears up to go public and to participate in NASA's Artemis III mission in 2027

SpaceX's Starship V3, the most powerful rocket ever built, just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.

SpaceX’s upgraded Starship successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely unscathed, though its booster spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico.

SpaceX has flown Starship V3 for the first time in a test flight that met most of its goals. The company had to step down from a launch attempt on the evening of May 21, Thursday, due to a technical issue.