Starship V3 first flight in about 4 weeks (early April 2026)

The V3 debut is the rocket SpaceX needs flying to attempt the November-December 2026 Mars window, and Musk repeatedly compressed its timeline: '6 weeks' on January 25, 'next month' on February 21, 'about 4 weeks' on March 7, then '4 to 6 weeks' on April 3. Flight 12 — the first V3 — finally flew on May 22, 2026, reaching space and soft-splashing the ship despite an engine-out, roughly seven weeks past the March prediction.