Starship Flight 12 Full Analysis: What Went Well & What Went Wrong | Starship Update

Starship Flight 12 delivered the long-awaited debut of Starship Version 3, and this week’s Starship Update breaks down every key moment in detail: Booster 19 lighting all 33 Raptor 3 engines at liftoff, the aggressive 270-degree roll program from Pad 2, record 5,700 km/h hot staging speed, the boostback burn abort, Ship 39’s early RVac shutdown and extended reentry with flawless crossrange maneuvering, successful Starlink simulator deployment, and a clean heatshield splashdown.

We also cover the crewed Mars flyby announcement with Chun Wang, Marmac 31’s arrival at Starbase, new Pad 2 performance, Ship 40 and Booster 20 production updates, McGregor Raptor 3 testing, and major Space Coast progress at LC-39A and SLC-37. Full telemetry analysis, flight footage, and what’s next for Flight 13 - watch now for the deepest Starship recap anywhere.

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🖊️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Arran Reid.
🎥 Video from John Galloway, Jay G, Colleen Liedtke, D Wise, Starbase Live, McGregor Live, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, NASA, 2026 Planet Labs PBC via Harry Stranger.
✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton.
💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).

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