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Tag: Private Spaceflight
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Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch
The journeys of Starship’s two parts ended in separate explosions. But the engineers at Elon Musk’s spaceflight company overcame problems that marred the rocket’s first flight in April.
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SpaceX Postpones 2nd Launch of Its Starship Moon Rocket on Saturday
Elon Musk’s private space company is hoping for a better performance of the giant rocket, which is the most powerful ever to fly.
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Their Final Wish? A Burial in Space.
Why some people decide to send their remains into orbit.
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How to Watch Amazon Launch the First 2 Project Kuiper Satellites
The two prototype spacecraft will test systems to be used in a planned megaconstellation to provide internet service from orbit that will eventually compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service.