SpaceX's Starship encounters problems during 15th test flight
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 14.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched its Starship, the world's largest spaceship, into orbit where it should release 15 satellites for its Starlink network. A few minutes after lift off however, the rocket's booster which was meant to return to the pad splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. Details by Daniel Quinlan.
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- Nov 14, 10:38 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisSpaceX's Starship encounters problems during 15th test flightfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 14, 6:27 PM UTC+8 hSpaceX's Starship nears end of 15th test flight and return-landing attemptstraitstimes.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 6:27 PM UTC · +8 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same 15th Starship test flight, describing its launch and problems during the flight, which does not contradict Report 1's account of the flight nearing its end.
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8h agoSpaceX's Starship encounters problems during 15th test flight Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched its Starship, the world's largest spaceship, into orbit where it should release 15 satellites for its Starlink network. A few minutes after lift off however, the rocket's booster which was meant to return to the pad splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. Details by Daniel Quinlan.
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