SpaceX’s Starship Launches On Third and Most Successful Test Flight Written 15 March 2024
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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for it's third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 14, 2024. | Credit: Eric Gay; Associated Press–©
The Washington Post reports, “SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft made it to space and traveled more than halfway around the world Thursday before coming to a fiery end over the Indian Ocean, in the most successful demonstration to date of the vehicle NASA has chosen to one day land astronauts on the moon.
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SpaceX launches Starship/Super Heavy Booster on third test flight
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