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SpaceX plans to destroy a Starship prototype before flying the next one – CNET
Elon Musk is relentlessly developing his biggest rocket yet.
Elon Musk tweeted this scenic view of Starship SN5 prototype in mid-air in August 2020. This was Starship’s biggest hop yet as SpaceX aimed to reach 150 meters up into the air under the power of a single Raptor engine.
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It could be a dramatic few weeks at the SpaceX rocket development site in Boca Chica, Texas. Elon Musk’s space company is planning to intentionally destroy its next Starship prototype and then graduate from short hops to real flights.
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