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With even more work still anticipated for the new capsule, NASA opted for its next crew to fly up on an older capsule, with liftoff now targeted for March 12.
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arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
After some initial low-altitude hops, Themis is supposed to launch on a high-altitude test flight and maneuver through the entire flight profile of a reusable booster, from liftoff to a vertical propulsive landing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
The upper stage of a SpaceX Starship launch system, the most powerful rocket ever built, had broken apart minutes after liftoff from South Texas during its seventh test flight, fracturing into a cloud of debris that streaked through the evening sky.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
How to watch the Starship launch SpaceX will host a livestream of the flight test that will begin about 35 minutes before liftoff.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
After some initial low-altitude hops, Themis is supposed to launch on a high-altitude test flight and maneuver through the entire flight profile of a reusable booster, from liftoff to a vertical propulsive landing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
The upper stage of a SpaceX Starship launch system, the most powerful rocket ever built, had broken apart minutes after liftoff from South Texas during its seventh test flight, fracturing into a cloud of debris that streaked through the evening sky.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
How to watch the Starship launch SpaceX will host a livestream of the flight test that will begin about 35 minutes before liftoff.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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