SpaceX Loses Starship, Catches Booster in Latest Test Flight

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SpaceX Loses Starship, Catches Booster in Latest Test Flight
SpaceX's megarocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 6, 2025. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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The eighth test flight of a SpaceX Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas, on March 6, and ended in partial success, with the spacecraft broken down before reaching its targeted orbit and its booster returning to the launch tower with precision.

Elon Musk’s behemoth dream of reusable space travel features two parts: a super-heavy booster and a six-engine Starship spacecraft, which, in this test, was bound for orbit loaded with prototype next-generation Starlink satellites.

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