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SpaceX Starship prototype takes big step toward Mars with first tiny ‘hop’ – CNET
It looks like a floating tin can, but the test article known as SN5 may really be providing a glimpse of the future.
The big metal silo can fly!
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Elon Musk and SpaceX took their latest step toward Mars and the stated goal of making humanity a multi-planetary species … by shooting a giant metal thermos into the Texas sky Tuesday evening.
The company performed an almost 500-foot (150 meter) “hop” of its SN5 Starship prototype at its Boca Chica development facility at 5 p.m. PT.
The nearly nine-story-tall test craft ignited its single Raptor engine and slowly rose into the air before …
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