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fromWIRED
2 days ago

SpaceX Starship Finally Pulls Off a Successful Test Flight

SpaceX's Starship completed a successful tenth suborbital test flight, reaching 192 km, deploying eight Starlink simulators, and splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
fromTheregister
2 days ago

SpaceX's Starship keeps it together for Flight Test 10

The rocket launched on time, at 2330 UTC on August 26 (1830 CDT, local time in Texas). One of the Super Heavy Booster engines failed during the ascent, but as SpaceX's enthusiastic commentator noted, it did not affect the mission. After separation, the booster made a controlled splashdown into the Gulf of Mexico and demonstrated a hover above the water with only two engines running before eventually reaching the surface and exploding as expected.
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