SpaceX obeležava tri godine od prvog leta Starshipa, koji je eksplodirao nekoliko minuta nakon poletanja 20. aprila 2023. Tokom 11 probnih letova zabeleženi su i značajni napreci: ponovna upotreba boostera, uspešna hvatanja povratnih boostera i lansiranje maketa satelita. Sledeći veliki cilj je Verzija 3 (V3) koja bi mogla da dostigne orbitu i izvede dopunjavanje goriva u svemiru. Lansiranje broj 12 je odloženo; konkretan datum još nije potvrđen.
Tri godine od Starshipa: Od eksplozije na debiju do ambicije verzije V3
The Artemis II mission launches April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The four-person crew aboard the Orion spacecraft hitched a ride to orbit atop NASA's giant 322-foot Space Launch System rocket. Launching atop 8.8 million pounds of thrust, the SLS is the most powerful rocket NASA ever launched, about 17% more powerful than the iconic Saturn V rocket used during the Apollo era.
Pre tri godine, 20. aprila 2023., SpaceX je lansirao svoj najveći raketni sistem — Starship — koji je nekoliko minuta nakon poletanja doživeo fatalan kvar i eksplodirao. Od tada kompanija beleži niz testova, neuspeha i značajnih tehnoloških proboja dok razvija verziju koja bi mogla da dostigne orbitu i dopunjava gorivo u svemiru.
Godišnjica i retrospektiva
Povodom treće godišnjice, SpaceX je objavio gotovo 25-minutni video u kojem inženjeri osvetljavaju napredak postignut od debija u Starbaseu, njihovom poligon‑kampusu u južnom Teksasu. Starbase, smešten blizu granice sa Meksikom, 2025. je formalno dobio status inkorporisanog grada prema glasanju birača okruga Cameron, među kojima su mnogi zaposleni u SpaceX‑u.
Šta je Starship?
Potpuno integrisani sistem Starship sastoji se iz donjeg stepena Super Heavy i gornje faze nazvane Starship. Kada su spojeni, visina vozila premašuje 400 stopa, a Super Heavy pogoni 33 Raptor motora. Koncept je potpuna ponovna upotrebljivost i — kao ključna naredna prekretnica — dopunjavanje goriva u orbiti između dva Starshipa.
"Putovanje SpaceX‑a je putovanje da da ljudima pristup Sunčevom sistemu i dalje — to je cilj Starshipa," rekao je Bill Riley, potpredsednik za inženjering Starshipa, u objavljenom videu.
Šta je postignuto do sada?
Od prvog leta SpaceX je izveo 11 probnih letova tokom kojih su zabeleženi i brojni problemi, ali i važni rezultati: dvaput su lansirane makete Starlink satelita, dvaput je ponovo upotrebljen Super Heavy booster, a tri puta je vraćajući booster uspešno uhvaćen velikim mehaničkim „chopsticks“ rukama na lansirnom mestu. Gornja faza je više puta dostizala suborbitalne visine i završavala letove u Indijskom okeanu.
Strategija testiranja i učenje iz grešaka
SpaceX svesno sprovodi brzo testiranje koje prihvata rizik i neuspeh kao deo procesa razvoja — metodologiju koja kompaniji omogućava brzo učenje i ubrzanje napretka. Tokom debija 2023. telemetrija je pokazala kvarove više motora, što je dovelo do aktiviranja sistema za prekid leta i rušenja integrisanog vozila u Meksički zaliv, koji je u SAD bio predmet administrativnog preimenovanja u "Gulf of America".
Šta sledi: verzija V3 i orbitalno dopunjavanje goriva
Sledeći veliki cilj je Verzija 3 (V3) Starshipa — veća i snažnija iteracija koja bi po planu mogla da dosegne orbitu i izvede složenu operaciju dopunjavanja gornje faze u letu. Takav manevar zahteva da se dva Starship vozila sretnu u orbiti i prenesu stotine tona superohlađenog propelenta, što bi bitno proširilo domet misija ka Mesecu i Marsu.
"Kada otključate tu sposobnost, ceo Sunčev sistem vam je na dohvat ruke," rekao je Charlie Cox, direktor inženjeringa Starshipa.
Raspored i kašnjenja
Iako su planovi ambiciozni, lansiranje broj 12 još nije obavljeno u 2026. Godine. U postu na X od 3. aprila Elon Musk je naznačio cilj za početak do sredine maja, ali SpaceX do 1. maja nije zvanično objavio tačan datum. Ovo odlaganje je treće pomeranje ciljnih datuma za 12. testni let u 2026. dok se uvode veće i naprednije verzije vozila.
Šta ovo znači za budućnost svemirskih misija?
Ako V3 i orbitalno dopunjavanje postanu operativni, Starship bi mogao postati ključna platforma za velike svemirske logističke operacije: isporuku ogromnih tereta u orbitu, lunarnih misija u okviru NASA‑inog Artemis programa (gde se Starship takmiči sa Blue Originom za ulogu lunarnog landera), pa i dugoročnu ljudsku ekspediciju ka Marsu ili gradnji lunarnog naselja, kako je Musk sugerisao da je primarni fokus u narednoj fazi.
Autor originalne objave: Eric Lagatta, Space Connect, USA TODAY Network.
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman of NASA took this stunning photograph of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window on April 2. The image is reminiscent of the iconic "blue marble" image captured during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, a mission specialist on Artemis II, gazes out the windows of the Orion vehicle back at Earth as she and the crew head toward the moon. Koch, who already holds several NASA records from her first spaceflight in 2019 to the International Space Station, became the first woman to fly on a lunar mission.
Before going to sleep April 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more photo of the moon, as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft. Shortly after, the astronauts entered the lunar sphere of influence, where the pull of the moon's gravity became stronger than Earth's.
The crew of Artemis II captured a breathtaking image of a celestial event known as an "Earthset," in which the Earth dropped below the lunar horizon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic "Earthrise" photo that NASA astronaut Bill Anders captured in 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission that showed our planet rising on the lunar horizon.
Of the impact craters, ancient lava flows and other lunar features the Artemis II astronauts observed during an April 6 flyby, a crater known as the Orientale basin was perhaps the most prominent. Spanning nearly 600 miles, the 3.8 billion year old crater (seen in the upper center of this photo) had never been seen with the naked eye prior to the mission.
The Orion spacecraft the Artemis II astronauts were aboard is captured in the same frame as both the moon and Earth in this photo captured about four hours into the historic April 6 flyby.
This image shows the moon fully eclipsing the sun from the vantage of the Orion spacecraft, not unlike what millions of people witnessed in April 2024 from Earth. From the crew’s perspective, the moon appeared large enough to completely block the sun, creating nearly 54 minutes of totality and revealing our star's elusive outermost layer, known as the corona.
The crew members of Artemis II embrace following the historic lunar flyby April 6, during which the astronauts flew farther from Earth than anyone in human history while seeing sights of the moon's far side never seen in person.
The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft explodes atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket after its April 20, 2023 launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on a brief uncrewed test flight near Brownsville, Texas.
SpaceX's Starship lifts off from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on its inaugural orbital test mission in April 2023, in a photo retrieved from a destroyed remote camera on the launch pad, which was returned on May 22 to Reuters.
The Super Heavy booster returns to its launch pad March 6 after the SpaceX Starship continued.
SpaceX's Starship rocket is seen Tuesday, Aug. 26 after lifting off from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island. The megarocket roared into the skies on its 10th test flight, following a string of explosive failures that cast doubt about its ability to realize Elon Musk's vision of colonizing Mars.
People gather Tuesday, Aug. 26 on South Padre Island to watch SpaceX Starship launch on it its tenth test flight from the nearby Starbase in South Texas.
People gather Tuesday, Aug. 26 on South Padre Island to watch SpaceX Starship launch on it its tenth test flight from the nearby Starbase in South Texas.
Starship, standing more than 400 feet tall when fully stacked, launches Tuesday, Aug. 26 from SpaceX's Starbase complex in South Texas on its tenth test flight since April 2023.
Starship, composed of both an upper stage and rocket booster known as Super Heavy, sits at the launch pad Tuesday, Aug. 26 before sunrise at SpaceX's Starbase complex ahead of the company's third attempt to launch a mission it referred to as flight 10.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster separates from the Starship spacecraft Tuesday, Aug. 26 during its 10th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas.
Starship's Super Heavy booster propels the spacecraft into the sky Tuesday, Aug. 26 after launching from Starbase in South Texas.
Starship's contrail can be seen in the sky.
Starship launches Aug. 26 on its 10th flight test from SpaceX's Starbase complex since April 2023. The successful mission ended a string of explosive setbacks for the company in the spacecraft's development.
Starship launches Aug. 26 from South Texas.
Starship soars into the sky Tuesday, Aug. 26 after launching from South Texas.
Starship, composed of an upper stage spacecraft and lower stage rocket booster known as Super Heavy, lifts off Aug. 26 from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in South Texas.
Starship, composed of an upper stage spacecraft and lower stage rocket booster known as Super Heavy, lifts off Aug. 26 from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in South Texas.
Starship, composed of an upper stage spacecraft and lower stage rocket booster known as Super Heavy, lifts off Aug. 26 from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in South Texas.
Starship, composed of an upper stage spacecraft and lower stage rocket booster known as Super Heavy, lifts off Aug. 26 from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in South Texas.
Starship, composed of an upper stage spacecraft and lower stage rocket booster known as Super Heavy, lifts off Aug. 26 from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in South 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.
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.
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