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SpaceX hopes to launch and land a new prototype of its Starship mega-rocket this week. The last 3 exploded. – Business Insider Australia
Elon Musk wants SpaceX to build and fly fully reusable rockets and spaceships. But first, Starship prototypes have to stop exploding.
Starship launches have become a regular occurrence at SpaceX’s rocket-development facilities in Boca Chica, Texas. For the second time this month, the company is preparing to fly an advanced prototype of its next spaceship.
Called Starship serial No. 11, or SN11, the prototype could launch as early as Tuesday. It’s set to roar tens of thousands of feet into the air, shut off its engines, flip sideways, then freefall back to Earth. Four wing flaps should control the rocket’s fall, and its engines…
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