Trader sentiment for SpaceX Starship Flight Test 12 hinges on the company's accelerating test cadence, with implied probabilities around 40-50% for success by mid-2025 amid recent IFT-6 achievements on November 19, 2024, including orbital velocity and Raptor Vacuum relight despite ship reentry failure. Elon Musk's announcements signal IFT-7 targeting early December, aiming for monthly flights via rapid reusability refinements like booster catches and heatshield upgrades. FAA licensing remains a bottleneck, with ongoing mishap probes delaying approvals beyond eight launches annually. Competitive pressure from Blue Origin's New Glenn adds urgency, but historical slips—IFT-4 to IFT-5 took four months—temper optimism, with key catalysts being IFT-7 outcomes and 2025 regulatory greenlights.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated$1,285,876 Vol.
March 31
1%
April 7
12%
April 14
21%
April 21
52%
April 30
55%
Super Heavy booster explodes?
46%
Successful splash down?
48%
Chopsticks catch Super Heavy booster?
9%
$1,285,876 Vol.
March 31
1%
April 7
12%
April 14
21%
April 21
52%
April 30
55%
Super Heavy booster explodes?
46%
Successful splash down?
48%
Chopsticks catch Super Heavy booster?
9%
The outcome of any launch will be corroborated by examining official video provided by SpaceX (https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceX), as well as secondary video feeds and/or written reports if necessary.
Any subsequent anomaly (e.g., an explosion) after the launch will have no bearing on the outcome. Any name change of the Starship with another vehicle will have no bearing on the outcome of the market.
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0x65070BE91...Trader sentiment for SpaceX Starship Flight Test 12 hinges on the company's accelerating test cadence, with implied probabilities around 40-50% for success by mid-2025 amid recent IFT-6 achievements on November 19, 2024, including orbital velocity and Raptor Vacuum relight despite ship reentry failure. Elon Musk's announcements signal IFT-7 targeting early December, aiming for monthly flights via rapid reusability refinements like booster catches and heatshield upgrades. FAA licensing remains a bottleneck, with ongoing mishap probes delaying approvals beyond eight launches annually. Competitive pressure from Blue Origin's New Glenn adds urgency, but historical slips—IFT-4 to IFT-5 took four months—temper optimism, with key catalysts being IFT-7 outcomes and 2025 regulatory greenlights.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated



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