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SpaceX sent Starship into orbit – next launch will try to bring it back | TechCrunch

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SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket may take off for a fourth time on June 5, with the primary objective of evaluating the second stage’s reusable heat shield as the vehicle attempts to safely re-enter the atmosphere for the first time. CEO Elon Musk said on his social media platform X that “There are a lot of … Read more

Space debris from the SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the mountains of North Carolina. I had to go see it (video)

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a large black piece of fiberglass covered in metal bolts and plates lies on the ground beside a trail leading into a forest. mountains can be seen rolling in the distance

Space flight doesn’t usually come to mind when you think of the quiet, green mountains of North Carolina. It is true that, in the early 1960s, NASA built the (now defunct) Rosman Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition facility among the rolling hills of Appalachia to track Soviet satellites and relay communications for the Gemini and … Read more