SpaceX delays next Starship test launch by a month, Musk says

April 3 (Reuters) - SpaceX ‌CEO Elon ​Musk ​said on Friday that the company's next Starship test flight will take ‌place in May and not April ⁠as originally scheduled.

Musk posted on social media platform X ‌that the next flight ‌of Starship’s V3 vehicle was four to six weeks away, or in the first ​two weeks of May. Earlier, he said the first flight would take place ⁠in April.

SpaceX's debut of the V3 Starship iteration has been ​delayed for months as the company has packed dozens of upgrades into the ​vehicle to make it ‌more reliable and suitable for NASA missions like landing on the moon ⁠under the Artemis program.

Starship, SpaceX's next‑generation rocket, is designed to be fully reusable and carry far ⁠larger payloads than SpaceX's Falcon rocket.

SpaceX's previous Starship test ​launch, its 11th, was in October.

SpaceX has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, Reuters reported ‌on Wednesday, setting the stage for what could become the largest ‌stock market debut on record.

The Starbase, Texas-headquartered ⁠firm is targeting a ‌potential valuation of ​more than $1.75 trillion.

(Reporting by Sneha S K in Bengaluru; Editing by David ‌Gregorio)

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