Elon Musk's April 3 confirmation that Starship Flight 12—the debut of the next-generation V3 upper stage (Ship 39) and Super Heavy booster—is 4-6 weeks away has solidified trader consensus around a late May 2026 launch window from Starbase's newly activated Pad 2. Building on Flight 11's successful October 2025 Block 2 finale, which nailed in-flight tests and splashdowns, recent milestones include Ship 39's completed cryoproof and structural squeeze tests, plus Super Heavy V3's cryogenic loading and partial 10-engine Raptor 3 static fire. A full 33-engine static fire looms next, alongside FAA licensing, amid iterative hardware upgrades for catch mechanisms and reusability to advance Artemis and Mars ambitions. Delays from prior Booster 18 scrapping underscore typical rapid prototyping risks.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated$1,411,081 Vol.
April 7
<1%
April 14
1%
April 21
2%
April 30
4%
Super Heavy booster explodes?
7%
Successful splash down?
6%
Chopsticks catch Super Heavy booster?
5%
$1,411,081 Vol.
April 7
<1%
April 14
1%
April 21
2%
April 30
4%
Super Heavy booster explodes?
7%
Successful splash down?
6%
Chopsticks catch Super Heavy booster?
5%
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...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...Elon Musk's April 3 confirmation that Starship Flight 12—the debut of the next-generation V3 upper stage (Ship 39) and Super Heavy booster—is 4-6 weeks away has solidified trader consensus around a late May 2026 launch window from Starbase's newly activated Pad 2. Building on Flight 11's successful October 2025 Block 2 finale, which nailed in-flight tests and splashdowns, recent milestones include Ship 39's completed cryoproof and structural squeeze tests, plus Super Heavy V3's cryogenic loading and partial 10-engine Raptor 3 static fire. A full 33-engine static fire looms next, alongside FAA licensing, amid iterative hardware upgrades for catch mechanisms and reusability to advance Artemis and Mars ambitions. Delays from prior Booster 18 scrapping underscore typical rapid prototyping risks.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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