SpaceX Reports Starship V3 Progress and Heat Shield Breakthrough
Elon Musk provided updates on Starship during the SpaceX earnings call, stating that the heat shield problem is 'solved' and that two successful flights of Starship V3 were completed in the past 90 days. Flight 13 demonstrated core capabilities for orbital missions and return-to-starbase catch, with Flight 14 planned as the first orbital attempt.
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@farzyness
Vintage Elon Musk during that SpaceX call. My biggest takeaways: $100 billion annualized revenue by December 2026 (they get here doing "nothing") $1 trillion in revenue as early as 2029 Starship heat shield "solved" 1 year payback on AI Data Center CapEX End of 2027 data
@cb_doge
Elon Musk on Starship today: "With Starship, we completed two successful flights of Starship V3 in the past 90 days. Flight 13 demonstrated core capabilities necessary to achieve an orbital mission and return to starbase for catch. And on flight 14 will be our first flight to https://t.co/SVu3XPTDbA