Starship kompanije SpaceX još nije lansiran u 2026; Elon Musk je na X-u naveo "Starship launch in 6 weeks", ali zvaničan datum nije potvrđen (stanje na 2. mart). Poslednji test bio je 13. oktobra 2025, a flight 12 najavljen je kao mesto debija Verzije 3 (V3). V3, visok oko 408 stopa, trebalo bi da donese veću snagu i sposobnost orbitalnog dopunjavanja goriva — ključnu za misije prema Mesecu i Marsu.
SpaceX-ov Starship može poleteti u martu — šta znamo o flight 12 i Verziji 3
SpaceX's Starship could launch in March. Here's what we know
Ušli smo u mart 2026. godine, a masivni raketni sistem Starship kompanije SpaceX još uvek nije obavio nijedno lansiranje u ovoj godini. Poslednji test dogodio se u oktobru 2025, a kompanija nije zvanično najavila datum narednog testa (stanje na 2. mart).
Gde se nalazi Starship i šta je najavljeno
Starship se razvija i testira u Starbase kompleksu u južnom Teksasu. Osnivač i izvršni direktor SpaceX-a, Elon Musk, u postu na platformi X 26. januara objavio je fotografiju uz poruku: "Starship launch in 6 weeks", što je protumačeno kao naznaka da bi flight 12 mogao da bude planiran za početak marta. Ipak, SpaceX do ovog trenutka nije objavio zvaničan datum niti je misija navedena u javnom rasporedu lansiranja.
Zašto je pauza neobična
Tokom 2024. i 2025. SpaceX je relativno često izvodio testove Starshipa — obično u razmacima od jednog do četiri meseca. Izuzetak su bili prvi testovi 2023. godine kada je između prvog i drugog leta prošlo oko sedam meseci. Sada je prošlo skoro pet meseci od poslednjeg leta u oktobru 2025., što je neuobičajeno za tempo koji je kompanija uspostavila.
Skraćena istorija testova i verzija
Prvi testni let Starshipa 20. aprila 2023. završio se eksplozijom oko četiri minuta nakon poletanja. Drugi test (18. novembar 2023) trajao je duže i ostvario je neke ciljeve, ali je takođe završio neuspehom. Tokom 2025. SpaceX je izveo pet test-lansiranja: prva tri završila su prekidom pre ispunjenja ključnih ciljeva, dok su poslednja dva, u avgustu i oktobru, bila uspešna.
Šta donosi Verzija 3 (V3)
Poslednji let koji je održan 13. oktobra 2025. bio je završetak serije za Verziju 2. Sledeći prototip, Verzija 3 (V3), očekuje se tokom flight 12. Musk je naznačio da će V3 biti nešto viši — oko 408 stopa (oko 124 m) — i znatno snažniji. Najvažnija tehnička mogućnost koju V3 treba da omogući je orbitalno dopunjavanje goriva gornjeg stepena: složen manevar u kome bi se dva Starshipa sastala u orbiti i prenela velike količine superohlađenog propelanta.
Zašto je to važno
Orbitalno dopunjavanje goriva je ključni korak za misije koje ciljaju Mesec i Mars. Bez dopunjavanja u orbiti, Starship ne bi mogao da ponese dovoljno goriva i tereta za takve daleke misije. SpaceX planira da koristi Starship u saradnji sa NASA-inim Artemis programom za lunarna sletanja, dok su dugoročni ambicioni ciljevi pomeranje ljudske misije ka Marsu i, prema Musku, izgradnja lunarnog naselja.
Tehnički sastav
Kompletan sistem čine donji stupanj — Super Heavy booster — koji obezbeđuje potpuni impuls pri poletanju, i gornji stupanj — Starship — u kome su posada i teret. SpaceX radi na tome da oba dela budu ponovo upotrebljiva.
Šta dalje očekivati
Ako SpaceX potvrdi datum i ako sve prođe kako je planirano, flight 12 bi mogao da označi debi Verzije 3 i pokušaj naprednijih orbitalnih manevara. Ipak, zbog kompleksnosti testova i ranijih neuspeha tokom razvoja, datumi mogu da se pomeraju dok se ne ispune sigurnosni i tehnički zahtevi.
Autor i izvor: Tekst je pripremio Eric Lagatta za USA TODAY Network (izvorni članak u USA TODAY). Kontakt: elagatta@usatodayco.com.
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A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off Oct. 13, 2025, on its 11th ever test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas. The launch was Starship's fifth of 2025, and second consecutive successful test flight following a year that was early on marked by explosive failures. SpaceX is developing the rocket for future missions that would help NASA astronauts land on the moon and also potentially transport the first humans to Mars.
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.
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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
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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.
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