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SpaceX redesigned Starship’s heat shield for this test after Starship lost fragments of its shielding during reentry in June. The company used new heat shielding tiles and added an extra backup ...

SpaceX made history ... Heavy booster back at the launch site and return Starship to Earth for a controlled ocean landing, although one that ended with an explosion. The rocket lifted off from ...

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The inaugural test launch in April 2023 ended in an explosion shortly after liftoff, but SpaceX viewed this as a learning opportunity. “We embrace failure as a part of the design process.