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In April 2023, one of SpaceX’s prototype Starship rockets exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after liftoff.
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Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Just shy of seven minutes after liftoff, the booster returned to the launch pad for a mid-air catch by the tower's two mechanical arms, repeating a feat SpaceX accomplished in October.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Advertisement All seven main engines fired at liftoff as the rocket blazed through the predawn sky to the delight of spectators lining nearby beaches.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Problems began shortly thereafter, when SpaceX lost touch with Starship roughly nine minutes after liftoff.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Just shy of seven minutes after liftoff, the booster returned to the launch pad for a mid-air catch by the tower's two mechanical arms, repeating a feat SpaceX accomplished in October.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Advertisement All seven main engines fired at liftoff as the rocket blazed through the predawn sky to the delight of spectators lining nearby beaches.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Problems began shortly thereafter, when SpaceX lost touch with Starship roughly nine minutes after liftoff.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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