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SpaceX's Starship Test Flight
Context
SpaceX successfully completed the fourth test flight of its Starship rocket, marking a significant advancement in rocket technology. The 400-foot-tall Starship rocket was launched atop a thundering pillar of fire.
Key-highlights:
- The main objectives were to bring down Starship's first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, for a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Additionally, the goal was to achieve a controlled reentry of the 165-foot-tall upper stage, called Starship or Ship.
- Both the Super Heavy booster and the Ship successfully made water landings, eliciting cheers from spectators at SpaceX's mission control at Starbase.
Significance of Starship:
- The Starship system is designed to be fully reusable and aims to revolutionize space travel by ferrying cargo and people beyond Earth.
- It is critical to NASA's plan to return astronauts to the moon, with SpaceX winning a multibillion-dollar contract from the agency to use Starship as a crewed lunar lander as part of the Artemis moon program.
Fact Box: About Starship:
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