--- title: SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded... description: SpaceX plans to conduct the first test of its upgraded Starship V3 rocket in mid-March 2026, following a November explosion during testing that delayed the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-eyes-mid-march-for-first-test-of-upgraded-starship-rocket-jimfookae twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starship rocket | daily.dev og:description: SpaceX plans to conduct the first test of its upgraded Starship V3 rocket in mid-March 2026, following a November explosion during testing that delayed the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-eyes-mid-march-for-first-test-of-upgraded-starship-rocket-jimfookae og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JimFookae.png og:image:alt: SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starship rocket og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starship rocket **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SpaceX plans to conduct the first test of its upgraded Starship V3 rocket in mid-March 2026, following a November explosion during testing that delayed the launch. The V3 version is larger and more powerful, designed to launch next-generation Starlink satellites and dock with other Starships in orbit for moon and Mars missions. This comes as SpaceX faces pressure from the Trump administration to return astronauts to the moon and prepares for an IPO, while competition intensifies with Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launching and landing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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