Giant SpaceX rocket blasts off in most successful test launch yet
- SpaceX's Starship rocket completed nearly an entire test flight, reaching low orbit before being destroyed during its return to Earth.
- Communications with the spacecraft were lost during atmospheric re-entry, with a planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean an hour after launch.
- The test flight was part of SpaceX's efforts to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond.
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The third test launch of SpaceX's Starship took place on Thursday morning. Day trippers and tourists came from far and wide to watch the launch. In the previous two tests, the spacecraft exploded upon launch.
SpaceX celebrates 'amazing day' despite losing mega-rocket at end of test flight
Starship's latest test a success, bringing SpaceX one step closer to multiplanetary travel
SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever produced, launched its third test flight on Thursday, departing from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The short test flight is the latest step towards using the massive craft to shuttle astronauts to the moon’s surface and beyond. The launch officially kicked off at 8:25 a.m. CT, having been delayed numerous times, partly to help clear boats from certain no-go areas. “Starship will make…
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