On January 27, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on his social platform It is understood that this third-generation starship (V3 version) is larger and more powerful.
The key is that SpaceX plans to use Starship V3 to launch its next-generation Starlink satellite, which will transmit data faster but also increase in size and weight. It's also the first version of the rocket designed to dock with other starships in Earth orbit, a capability the company will need to travel to the moon or Mars.
SpaceX originally planned to complete the launch of Starship V3 by the end of 2025, but encountered a booster explosion during a test last November, and one side of the rocket's steel body was completely damaged. The company said it was conducting a propellant system pressure test when the explosion occurred, but it has not announced the detailed cause of the accident.
A few days ago, Musk stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos that SpaceX hopes to achieve fully reusable rockets through "Starship" technology this year. He noted that this breakthrough would reduce the cost of access to space to 1% of the current level, thus dropping to less than $100 per pound. In addition, Musk plans to launch artificial intelligence satellites powered by solar energy in the next few years and mentioned the prospect of deploying artificial intelligence into space.