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SpaceX is set to debut its heavily redesigned Starship Version 3 on May 19, 2026, featuring Raptor 3 engines, expanded propellant tanks, and a reworked heat shield after spending more than $15 billion on the program. The 12th integrated flight test comes after a turbulent 2025 that saw three consecutive upper-stage failures scatter debris across the Caribbean, while NASA has restructured its Artemis III mission around Starship delays and environmental groups continue to challenge the program's impact on communities near Boca Chica, Texas.