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Starship

Hawaii needs input on SpaceX ocean-landing plan

April 27, 2023
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| Environmental Effects, Launch failure, SpaceX, Starship

By Lynda Williams, Published by Star Advertiser, 27 April 2023 The world watched aghast as SpaceX blew up its own spaceship on April 20, four minutes after launch due to engine failure. Even though the mission was not completed, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, claimed it was a success because

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SpaceX Starship Grounded Indefinitely By FAA

April 25, 2023
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| Environmental Effects, Launch failure, SpaceX, Starship

By Jack Daleo, Published by Flying, 25 April 2023 The spacecraft could be out of operation for months as the FAA investigates the cause of last week's launch explosion. For all of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s enthusiasm about the orbital test flight of Starship, last week’s launch has sidelined the

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SpaceX Starship rocket grounded after botched launch created six-mile dust cloud

April 25, 2023
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| Environmental Effects, Launch failure, SpaceX, Starship

By Matthew Field, Published by the Telegraph, 25 April 2023 'Ash' and other debris rained down on nearby town where windows shattered Elon Musk’s Starship rocket has been grounded by US authorities amid claims a dust plume from the launch spread for miles and covered local wildlife. The Federal Aviation

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SpaceX Starship explosion spread particulate matter for miles

April 24, 2023
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| Environmental Effects, Launch failure, SpaceX, Starship

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket self-destructs after its launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on a brief uncrewed test flight near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. April 20, 2023 in a still image from video. - Spacex | Reuters By Lora Kolodny, Published by CNBC, 24

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SpaceX’s Uncrewed Starship Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch

April 20, 2023
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By Marcia Dunn, AP, Published by Time, 20 April 2023 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. See: video of take-off here. Elon Musk’s

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket blows up minutes after launch

April 20, 2023
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| Artemis, Environmental Effects, Launch failure, Moon missions, Space Tourism, SpaceX, Starship

By Oliver Homes, Published by the Guardian, 20 April 2023 Largest and most powerful rocket ever built blasts off on test flight that is hoped to be step on human journey to Mars The largest and most powerful rocket ever built has blasted off from Texas but blew up within

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There’s No Way to Make Space Travel Good for Planet Earth Right Now

April 19, 2023
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| Blue Origin, Environmental Effects, Moon missions, SpaceX, Starship

By Jeffrey Kluger, Published by Time, 19 April 2023 SpaceX has never been reluctant to brag, especially when it comes to its celebrated Falcon 9 rocket. Since 2010, as a company toteboard shows, 217 Falcon 9s have flown, with 61 launches in 2022 alone, making it the workhorse of the

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SpaceX’s Starship, the Biggest Rocket Ever Built, Is Poised to Fly

April 17, 2023
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| Moon missions, NASA, Rockets, Space Tourism, SpaceX, Starship

By Jeffrey Kluger, Published by Time, 17 April 2023 Time was, nobody gave much thought to the town of Boca Chica, a little community at the toe of Texas, hard up against the Gulf of Mexico. Distinguished mostly by its proximity to the city of Brownsville, the county seat of

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