Watch: SpaceX's successful test flight and splashdown for Starship
The company, owned by Elon Musk, cited engine failure at liftoff during an aborted launch attempt last week. This was also the second flight for this version of Starship, called V3, and its first flight as a publicly traded company.Related topicsSpaceXSpaceX launchSpaceElon Musk
- ▪The company, owned by Elon Musk, cited engine failure at liftoff during an aborted launch attempt last week.
- ▪This was also the second flight for this version of Starship, called V3, and its first flight as a publicly traded company.Related topicsSpaceXSpaceX launchSpaceElon Musk
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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
- ▪ 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 massive Starship rocket in first test flight since IPO — US Top News and Analysis
- ▪ 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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Watch: SpaceX's successful test flight and splashdown for Starship<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: SpaceX conducts successful Starship rocket test flightPublished4 minutes agoSpaceX has completed a test flight of its Starship megarocket, followed by a successful soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean an hour after launch. It was the rocket's 13th test flight.
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