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SpaceX Launches 400-Foot-Tall Rocket That Will Help Define Its Future

SpaceX Launches 400-Foot-Tall Rocket That Will Help Define Its Future

Tech The Wall Street Journal
SpaceX's upgraded Starship rocket partially succeeded in its latest test launch, separating its booster but losing an engine before exploding on ocean touchdown.
What: SpaceX launched an upgraded 400-foot-tall Starship rocket from Starbase, which saw its booster successfully separate but later crash, while the Starship spacecraft reached space despite losing an engine, deploying satellite mimics before exploding upon reentry into the Indian Ocean.
Why it matters: This test, despite not being a full success, marks another step in SpaceX's iterative development process for Starship, which is crucial for its long-term goals of Mars colonization and satellite deployment.
Original article

SpaceX launched an upgraded version of its Starship rocket from a new launchpad at its Starbase facility on Friday. The booster successfully separated from the spacecraft, but it wasn't able to conduct an engine maneuver and eventually crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Starship lost one of its engines but was able to make it to space. It deployed devices that mimic satellites, as well as two satellites that took images of the flying spacecraft. Starship exploded after it touched down in the Indian Ocean.

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