SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure
SpaceX successfully deployed the first third-generation Starlink satellites on Friday using an upgraded version of its prototype Starship — the 13th test flight of its mega-rocket to date. But the company suffered another failure with its Super Heavy booster during a planned simulated landing in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s the second time the company has had an issue with the Super Heavy booster on this V3 version of Starship.
- ▪SpaceX successfully deployed the first third-generation Starlink satellites on Friday using an upgraded version of its prototype Starship — the 13th test flight of its mega-rocket to date.
- ▪But the company suffered another failure with its Super Heavy booster during a planned simulated landing in the Gulf of Mexico.
- ▪It’s the second time the company has had an issue with the Super Heavy booster on this V3 version of Starship.
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- ▪ SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks — Phys.org
- ▪ SpaceX launches mammoth Starship on another test flight — this time with most advanced Starlinks — New York Post
- ▪ SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks - AP News — Google News
- ▪ SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks — Toronto Star
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SpaceX successfully deployed the first third-generation Starlink satellites on Friday using an upgraded version of its prototype Starship — the 13th test flight of its mega-rocket to date. But the company suffered another failure with its Super Heavy booster during a planned simulated landing in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s the second time the company has had an issue with the Super Heavy booster on this V3 version of Starship. In May, on the first Starship V3 flight, SpaceX encountered a failure of the Starship’s Super Heavy booster as it separated from the upper stage of the rocket. The launch came a little more than a week after SpaceX tried to conduct the 13th Starship launch. That attempt had to abort immediately after ignition due to a number of rocket engine failures.
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