SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure

SpaceX deployed first-generation V3 Starlink satellites aboard Starship's 13th test flight but suffered a second consecutive Super Heavy booster failure during attempted simulated landing. The booster malfunction threatens the reusability economics that underpin SpaceX's profitability model, as non-reusable boosters would require 20x more launches to achieve planned Starlink capacity gains.

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