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SpaceX’s reused rockets will carry national security payloads for the first time
SpaceX has been reusing rockets for years, but they’ve been off-limits for some crucial launches. They’ll get more use soon, however. The private spaceflight company has signed a contract with the US Space Force to reuse a Falcon 9 booster rocket for… Source
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SpaceX scales back plans for Starship’s first high-altitude flight
You might want to dial back your expectations for the first high-altitude SpaceX Starship flight. Elon Musk now says the flight with the SN8 prototype will top out at 15km, or close to 50,000ft, instead of the 18km and 60,000ft he’d mentioned earlier… Source
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SpaceX’s next Starship prototype will try a 60,000-foot return flight
SpaceX is nearly done with short-hop Starship test flights. Elon Musk has shared (via TechCrunch) that the company’s SN8 Starship prototype should be finished in “about a week,” and will conduct Starship’s first high-altitude flight. After static fir… Source
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After Math: Fast cars, discount scooters and hopping spacecraft
Woof, what a week it’s been. As the IFA conference winds down and gadget release season heats up, let’s take a look at some of the headline highlights of the past seven days. Engadget Ford's electric Mustang dragster covers a quarter-mile in 8.27 se… Source
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SpaceX sends its Starship on a second 150m test flight
About a month ago, SpaceX pulled off a first hop test for one of its Starship prototypes, and now it has repeated the feat. SN6 looks a lot like its predecessor SN5, with both missing a nose cone and fins, which makes them resemble a rocket-powered s… Source
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SpaceX makes first polar orbit launch from Florida in ‘decades’
While SpaceX didn’t pull off a doubleheader Sunday launch like it planned, the company still managed a rare feat. Instead of launching eastward like every other Cape Canaveral rocket, the Falcon 9 headed south toward Cuba, close to populated areas on… Source
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