SpaceX Revealed Starship Version 3 Will Make History in Flight 12 - Never Seen Before!

SpaceX Revealed Starship Version 3 Will Make History in Flight 12 - Never Seen Before!
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Intro 0:00
Starship V3: A mass-manufactured machine 0:37
Speed Never Seen Before 3:48
Where Boosters Sprint, Starships Wait 5:45
Pad 2: The Gateway to Version 3 7:11
Raptor 3: The Engine Revolution 8:22
China is also accelerating 9:26
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SpaceX Revealed Starship Version 3 Will Make History in Flight 12 - Never Seen Before!
Booster 18 exploded on November 21, smashing the schedule for Starship Version 3 and putting real pressure on SpaceX’s Human Landing System contract with Nasa.
A single blast didn’t just destroy hardware—it forced SpaceX to rewrite its entire production strategy.
That explosion pushed SpaceX into a full-speed race to assemble Booster 19 and every other Version 3 segment at record pace—confirming that Version 3 is all about extreme mass production.
Everything in Version 3 is optimized so workers can build it faster, easier, and without fighting the hardware.
SpaceX moved nearly the entire gas manifold to the outside of the booster: helium for engine startup, methane and oxygen for igniters, plus autogenous pressurization lines.
Instead of hiding the plumbing like a secret, SpaceX made it public—because speed beats elegance.
Putting these lines externally means workers install them like Lego pieces, instead of crawling into a stainless-steel cave.
Next, Hot Staging Ring — Now Fully Reusable.
Version 3 fully integrates the hot-staging ring into the booster so it returns to Earth and flies again.
This new ring uses strong struts instead of cutouts, letting exhaust escape more efficiently while protecting the upper dome and engines.
More thrust, more protection, more reuse—Starship just got deadlier and cheaper at the same time.
Third, Three Giant Grid Fins — Not Four.
SpaceX Revealed Starship Version 3 Will Make History in Flight 12 - Never Seen Before!
Version 3 drops to three grid fins arranged in a T-shape: two close together at 90 degrees, one opposite at 180.
SpaceX removed a fin and somehow made steering better. How? Size and placement.
Each fin is now 50% larger and weighs about 3 tons, giving extra control during steeper, hotter returns without extra structure.
The fins are mounted lower—in the methane tank zone—with their moving mechanisms tucked inside the tank, shielded from heat.
And that hidden placement solves a much bigger problem: how to catch a 230-foot rocket with no legs.
That puts strong, well‑defined hardpoints exactly where the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms can grab the rocket, so Super Heavy can be caught without landing legs, turned around faster, and kept farther from the worst of the engine heat during liftoff.
Finally, Raptor 3 — The Naked Engine Built for Speed.
SpaceX Revealed Starship Version 3 Will Make History in Flight 12 - Never Seen Before!
Raptor 3 ditches bulky shielding, exposed pipes, and messy hardware—it’s smooth, compact, and brutally simplified.
Instead of insulation, cold methane circulates through tiny channels inside the metal walls, chilling the entire top section. Ice literally forms on the outside during tests.
Only SpaceX would build an engine that freezes itself while blasting fire at 3,000°C.
Every part is tucked inside the structure—no wires, no tubes, no external armor. A race-car engine, not a plumber’s nightmare.
The cleaner the engine, the faster you can build it—just like Tesla, but for Mars.
Fewer parts mean robots and welders can crank out multiple Raptors per day, with fewer failure points and easier inspections.
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