The Hill reports that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared photos this week “of Raptor engines being fitted onto the Super Heavy booster that makes up the bottom half of the two-stage Starship rocket.” SpaceX plans to launch the Starship from its Boca Chica, Texas, facility. The reusable Super Heavy booster will separate three minutes into the flight and land on a barge in the Gulf of Mexico. The Starship will reenter the atmosphere over Hawaii and attempt a controlled landing.
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NASA’s Lucy Probe Beams Back Pictures from Latest Asteroid Flyby
AP News reports, “NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock. The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close approach. It was considered a dress rehearsal for the more critical asteroid encounters ahead closer to Jupiter.”
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