SpaceX Starship: Launch, satellite deploy & propulsive landing
The Starship spacecraft had a successful launch today, taking off at the beginning of its 90-minute launch window. The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship...

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The Starship spacecraft had a successful launch today, taking off at the beginning of its 90-minute launch window.
The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket came to a dramatic close, with the spacecraft managing to complete a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean despite operating without one of its engines.
The spacecraft — a new prototype called Starship V3 — released mock satellites during a brief suborbital journey.
0:00 Countdown and liftoff
2:25 Satellite deployment
4:24 Satellite camera view of Starship
5:45 Propulsive landing
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The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket came to a dramatic close, with the spacecraft managing to complete a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean despite operating without one of its engines.
The spacecraft — a new prototype called Starship V3 — released mock satellites during a brief suborbital journey.
0:00 Countdown and liftoff
2:25 Satellite deployment
4:24 Satellite camera view of Starship
5:45 Propulsive landing
Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe
#SpaceX #elonmusk #News
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