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SpaceX Starship launches from Texas and crash-lands on return
Original: SpaceX’s Starship launches from South Texas, returns to Earth with a thud
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from Starbase in South Texas, with the vehicle returning to Earth but ending in a hard, destructive landing described as a 'thud'. The flight marks another test in the company's iterative development program, where each launch provides data despite hardware losses. Observers are weighing the outcome against SpaceX's rapid, trial-and-error approach to building the giant rocket.
Why now: The latest Starship test flight ended in a crash, drawing attention to SpaceX's high-risk testing approach.
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