SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket in first test flight since IPO
SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket Friday evening from its company town and launch facility in Starbase, Texas, in a 13th test flight and the first since the company's record IPO last month. The rocket's Super Heavy booster detached from the Starship spacecraft about two minutes into the flight, and made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf. The company is seeking to make a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean with the Starship spacecraft, or upper stage.Elon Musk's aerospace and defense contractor designed Starship, the largest rocket ever built or flown, to be fully reusable and to lift more cargo for less cost into orbit.
- ▪SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket Friday evening from its company town and launch facility in Starbase, Texas, in a 13th test flight and the first since the company's record IPO last month.
- ▪The rocket's Super Heavy booster detached from the Starship spacecraft about two minutes into the flight, and made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf.
- ▪The company is seeking to make a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean with the Starship spacecraft, or upper stage.Elon Musk's aerospace and defense contractor designed Starship, the largest rocket ever built or flown, to be fully reus
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- ▪ SpaceX's Starship blasts off in first rocket launch since IPO — CBS News — Top
- ▪ SpaceX Starship deploys upgraded Starlink satellites during 13th test flight — Investing.com — News
- ▪ SpaceX's Starship blasts off from Starbase in Texas on 13th test flight — FOX 26 Houston
- ▪ SpaceX launches 13th Starship test, briefly deploys first upgraded Starlinks — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Watch: SpaceX's successful test flight and splashdown for Starship — BBC News — Science
- ▪ SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off for 13th test flight — PerthNow
- ▪ SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off from Texas for 13th test flight - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Starship Test Flight 13 — HotAir
- ▪ SpaceX launches 13th Starship test flight, deploys 20 next-generation Starlink satellites — Times of India — Top
- ▪ SpaceX Starship Flight 13 livestream [video] — SpaceX
- ▪ SpaceX's 13th Starship flight test launches with Starlink's next-gen satellites — Engadget
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SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket Friday evening from its company town and launch facility in Starbase, Texas, in a 13th test flight and the first since the company's record IPO last month. The rocket's Super Heavy booster detached from the Starship spacecraft about two minutes into the flight, and made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf. The company is seeking to make a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean with the Starship spacecraft, or upper stage.Elon Musk's aerospace and defense contractor designed Starship, the largest rocket ever built or flown, to be fully reusable and to lift more cargo for less cost into orbit.
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