SpaceX bi uskoro iz Južnog Teksasa mogao predstaviti unapređenu i snažniju verziju svog gigantskog svemirskog sistema — Starship Version 3 (V3). Nakon serije testova tokom 2025. godine, V3 je očekivani naredni korak u razvoju višekratnog raketnog sistema koji bi trebalo da omogući misije na Mesec i dalje prema Marsu.
Gde i kada?
Test-lansiranja Starshipa se izvode iz Starbase kompleksa u okrugu Cameron, Teksas, blizu granice sa Meksikom. SpaceX još nije zvanično objavio tačan datum sledećeg testa (poznatog kao Flight 12), ali kompanija je navela da cilja prvi kvartal 2026. godine. Operativni plan Federalne avio-administracije (FAA) zaključno sa 7. januarom nije uključivao datum za ovaj let.
Šta je novo kod V3?
Version 3 nastavlja koncept potpuno višekratnog sistema: ogromni donji stejdž Super Heavy i gornji stejdž Starship. Kada je potpuno sastavljen, vozilo prelazi 400 stopa visine (veći od 120 metara). V3 ima ambiciju da prvi put dostigne orbitu i demonstrira dopunjavanje goriva u orbiti — ključnu sposobnost za misije ka daljim ciljevima poput Marsa.
Pregled ranijih testova
U 2025. SpaceX je izveo pet testnih letova Starshipa. Prva tri su završila pre vremena, ali su poslednja dva (u avgustu i oktobru) ocenjena kao uspešnija i omogućila su kompaniji da zaključi godinu s napretkom. Poslednji let Version 2 izveden 13. oktobra bio je i poslednji za tu iteraciju rakete.
Zašto je ovo važno za NASA-u i Artemis?
Starship je kandidat za lunarnu sletnu letelicu u okviru NASA-inog programa Artemis. NASA je javno iskazala zabrinutost zbog potencijalnih kašnjenja i naznačila da će razmotriti i alternative od drugih ponuđača. Promene u administraciji i interni pregledi politike doprineli su dodatnoj pažnji oko rokova i ugovora.
Šta sledi?
SpaceX nastavlja tehničke provere i pripreme uoči narednog velikog testa. Ako V3 uspešno pokaže dostizanje orbite i dopunjavanje goriva, to bi bio veliki korak ka sposobnosti Starshipa da podrži ljudske misije daleko izvan niskih orbita Zemlje.
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Eric Lagatta je Space Connect reporter za USA TODAY Network. Možete ga kontaktirati na elagatta@gannett.com
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft sits Oct. 12, 2025 atop the Super Heavy booster before sunrise as preparations continue for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas.
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft is hoisted Oct. 11, 2025 along the launch tower for stacking atop the Super Heavy booster in preparation for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas.
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft sits Oct. 12, 2025 atop the Super Heavy booster before sunrise as preparations continue for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas.
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft sits Oct. 12, 2025 atop the Super Heavy booster before sunrise as preparations continue for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas.
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft is hoisted Oct. 11, 2025 along the launch tower for stacking atop the Super Heavy booster in preparation for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas.
SpaceX’s 11th Starship test flight lights up the skies over Brevard as seen from the Kennedy Space Center October 13, 2025. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK
SpaceX’s 11th Starship test flight lights up the skies over Brevard as seen from the Kennedy Space Center October 13, 2025. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK
SpaceX's Starship rocket launches Oct. 13 during the 11th test flight, as seen from South Padre Island in Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, renamed by the U.S. government as the Gulf of America, after launching the SpaceX Starship spacecraft October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off October 13, 2025 on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft sits Oct. 12, 2025 atop the Super Heavy booster before sunrise as preparations continue for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas.