SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here's when it will fly

SpaceX's advanced new Starship megarocket will fly for the first time a week from today, if all goes to plan. SpaceX is targeting May 19 for the debut launch of its Starship V3 (Version 3), a bigger and more capable vehicle that could help humanity take its first steps on the moon and Mars , the company announced Tuesday (May 12). The rocket will lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas on May 19 during a 90-minute window that opens at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT; 5:30 p.m. …