More testing will be needed before SpaceX's newest version of Starship gets off the ground.

SpaceX is edging toward the 12th flight test of its mighty Starship rocket after the company rolled out the new Super Heavy booster for testing. Appearing at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in southern Texas on Thursday, Booster 18 is the third version of the rocket’s main stage, with the 12th test set to see it fly for the very first time.

SpaceX's Starship booster exploded during testing of the new Super Heavy in South Texas early Friday. The incident happened about 4 a.m. CST.

Watch this amazing footage of when SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the the Starship Super Heavy booster in preparation for the massive rocket's 11th test flight. The test was conducted at Starsbase in south Texas.

The loss of Booster 18 during gas pressure testing only cost SpaceX the shell of a booster. There were no raptor engines in it.

SpaceX has received approval from the Department of the Air Force to redevelop the historic Cape Canaveral Space Force Station launch pad for use in the company's future operations following an environmental review at the site.

SpaceX is already gearing up for the next flight of its Starship megarocket, just a week and a half after the most recent one left the ground. The company performed a long-duration "static fire" test with Super Heavy, Starship's huge first-stage booster ...

SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on the second mission of December from California, and you can stream it online.