Overview

• Elon Musk said SpaceX expects to demonstrate full two‑stage reuse next year, catching both Super Heavy and Starship and delivering over 100 tons to a useful orbit.
• Version 3 is described as a sweeping redesign that adds third‑generation Raptor engines and broad changes across the vehicle.
• SpaceX plans one more version 2 launch this year as a suborbital flight before moving to initial suborbital tests of version 3.
• Bill Gerstenmaier said an orbital attempt for v3 would follow only if the first v3 suborbital flight performs well.
• Flight 10 tile tests showed metallic tiles oxidized and ablative underlayers were exposed, prompting a shift to a vehicle‑wide “crunch wrap” sealing technique and fewer tile experiments on the next flight.