# SpaceX launches prototype of Starship rocket in crucial test flight > Source: > Published: 2026-05-22 08:22:38+00:00 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says Castro indictment is 'big step forward' 08:07 Harvard faculty votes to make it harder for undergrads to earn A's 02:36 California burglary ring bust 01:29 Graduation ceremony disrupted by AI name-reading system 00:34 Jan. 6 officers sue over Justice Department's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund 03:57 Mother of victim says Raúl Castro is 'not going to get away with it' 04:45 Blanche faces questions over how Castro will stand trial in the U.S. 02:19 Live / SpaceX launches prototype of Starship rocket in crucial test flight Copied Watch 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.