# SpaceX Tripled the Saturn V’s Thrust. Now It Needs to Fly. - Date: 2026-04-15 - Category: Space & Aerospace SpaceX just test-fired a rocket stage at 9,240 tons of thrust — more than Saturn V produced at liftoff. The V3 architecture targets 200 tons to orbit, vs 35 on the current version. Flight 12 targets May. ---