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Starship V3 built and tested by end of 2025: delivered late

Elon Musk said Starship V3 would be built and tested by the end of 2025. It happened, but 0.4 years late.

“V3 should be built & tested (maybe flown) by end of this year.”
— Elon Musk · Aug 27, 2025 · @elonmusk on X ↗
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What actually happened

Musk said on Aug 27, 2025 that Starship V3 should be 'built & tested (maybe flown) by end of this year.' V3 was not ready by Dec 31, 2025 — V2 flew through 2025. V3 finally debuted on Flight 12 on May 22, 2026: it reached space, deployed 22 Starlink simulators and the Ship splashed down in the Indian Ocean as planned (the Super Heavy booster crash-landed downrange). Built, tested and flown — about five months past the end-2025 target. Space.com ↗

The Progression

Aug 27, 2025
The promise: “V3 should be built & tested (maybe flown) by end of this year.” · @elonmusk on X ↗
May 22, 2026
Delivered · Late — 0.4 years late. Musk said on Aug 27, 2025 that Starship V3 should be 'built & tested (maybe flown) by end of this year.' V3 was not ready by Dec 31, 2025 — V2 flew through 2025. V3 finally debuted on Flight 12 on May 22, 2026: it reached space, deployed 22 Starlink simulators and the Ship splashed down in the Indian Ocean as planned (the Super Heavy booster crash-landed downrange). Built, tested and flown — about five months past the end-2025 target. Space.com ↗
Today · Sep 29, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 0.4 years late. It happened — eventually.

Starship V3 was not built or flown by the end-2025 target; V2 flew through 2025. V3 debuted on Flight 12 on May 22, 2026, reaching space, deploying 22 Starlink simulators and splashing the Ship down in the Indian Ocean as planned — built, tested and flown roughly five months late.

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