SpaceX has unveiled Starship Version 3 at its Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas, advancing the design of the two-stage launch system it plans to use for deep-space missions. The upgrade introduces enlarged grid fins on the Super Heavy booster. SpaceX says the stainless-steel fins have 50 % more surface area, drop from four to three units, and sit lower on the 71-meter booster to reduce heat loads during stage separation. The stronger control surfaces are expected to allow higher-angle descents and support the tower catch maneuver the company is developing for rapid reusability. Engineers completed a spin-prime test of Ship 37 on 13 August, and the company is targeting the 10th integrated Starship flight later this month, pending regulatory clearance. NASA is watching the campaign closely because a modified Starship is contracted to land astronauts on the Moon for Artemis III. Separately, Falcon Heavy booster B1091, the center core from Monday’s Kuiper KF-02 launch, reached Port Canaveral aboard the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas on 13 August. It is the first time SpaceX has recovered a Falcon Heavy center core intact, a milestone that could improve the economics and cadence of the heavy-lift vehicle.