NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket

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NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket

NASA · Official source · Jul 31, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC

NASA and its industry partners are preparing for next year’s Artemis III demonstration mission by completing new wind tunnel tests on SpaceX’s Super Heavy Version 3 rocket booster. The tests, conducted at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, focused on better understanding the extreme aerodynamic forces the rocket can experience…

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