SPACEX STARSHIP INTEGRATED FLIGHT TEST 12 (IFT-12), May 19, 2026, Starbase, TX, 6:30 pm ET
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SpaceX officially said on May 12 that it is targeting May 19 for the 12th Starship Integrated Flight Test (IFT). The launch window opens at 5:30 pm CENTRAL Time (6:30 pm Eastern). A live webcast will begin 30 minutes in advance.
It is the first flight of Version 3, or V3, a significant upgrade including completely redesigned Raptor engines.
SpaceX will not attempt to recover the Super Heavy booster on this flight. The “catch” of the enormous booster back at the launch tower by “chopsticks” has been accomplished three times, but for this test flight of V3 it will land in the Gulf.
Test objectives are summarized on SpaceX’s website.
The most recent Starship launch — the final launch of the V2 version — was on October 13, 2025. That flight, Integrated Test Flight-11 (IFT-11), was a second successful mission following three complete or partial failures. All the Starship flights to date are suborbital, and this flight also will be suborbital.
SpaceX has a 25 minute YouTube video, Test Like You Fly, that shares highs and lows of the past three years of Starship flights.