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SpaceX will bring the Super Heavy booster down for a water landing in the Gulf on Flight 12 — skipping the tower catch on the first V3 flight
SpaceX is planning to skip the dramatic tower catch on its next Starship mission and instead guide the Super Heavy booster to a controlled water landing in the Gulf of Mexico, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents and company communications reviewed ahead of the flight.
SpaceX is set to launch the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the debut of a redesigned vehicle central to Elon Musk's plans for the moon, Mars and the
Live updates from the first launch attempt of Starship Flight 12 from Texas, the first of the Version 3 of the rocket.