{"slug": "spacex-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-in-crucial-test-flight", "title": "SpaceX launches prototype of Starship rocket in crucial test flight", "summary": "SpaceX launched the twelfth test flight of its Starship rocket, a third-generation prototype called V3, from its facility in Brownsville, Texas. The company states that this version is larger and more powerful, marking a step toward achieving full reusability for the spacecraft.", "body_md": "Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says Castro indictment is 'big step forward'\n08:07\nHarvard faculty votes to make it harder for undergrads to earn A's\n02:36\nCalifornia burglary ring bust\n01:29\nGraduation ceremony disrupted by AI name-reading system\n00:34\nJan. 6 officers sue over Justice Department's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund\n03:57\nMother of victim says Raúl Castro is 'not going to get away with it'\n04:45\nBlanche faces questions over how Castro will stand trial in the U.S.\n02:19\nLive / SpaceX launches prototype of Starship rocket in crucial test flight\nCopied\nWatch live coverage as SpaceX launches the twelfth test flight of Starship. The company claims the third-generation prototype, dubbed V3, is larger, more powerful and a step closer to being fully reusable. The rocket is scheduled to liftoff from SpaceX's StarBase in Brownsville, Texas.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-in-crucial-test-flight", "canonical_source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-spacex-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-in-crucial-test-flight-263745093576", "published_at": "2026-05-22 08:22:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-23 01:09:56.037998+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["science", "hardware", "startups"], "entities": ["SpaceX", "Starship", "Todd Blanche", "Raúl Castro", "Brownsville"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-in-crucial-test-flight", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-in-crucial-test-flight.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-in-crucial-test-flight.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spacex-launches-prototype-of-starship-rocket-in-crucial-test-flight.jsonld"}}