Thursday, March 4, 2021

SpaceX Launches, Lands SN10 Starship, Which Later Explodes

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX had another launch and landing test of its Starship spacecraft, successfully launching and landing the SN10 Starship--which then spectacularly exploded on the launch pad. The Starship is the latest prototype of the space vehicle to be destroyed in testing, as SpaceX has been moving towards launching the extremely large spacecraft into space. SpaceX intends to use the Starship--made up of multiple SpaceX Falcon rockets--as a spacecraft to deliver astronauts and people to Mars. SpaceX is conducting the launch testing in Boca Chica, Texas.

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