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SpaceX Starship launches from South Texas, lands hard

Original: SpaceX’s Starship launches from South Texas, returns to Earth with a thud

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from its Starbase facility in South Texas, with the vehicle returning to Earth and landing with a hard impact. Reports from Texas and Houston public media outlets describe the mission as ending in a thud rather than a smooth touchdown. The flight is part of the company's ongoing test program for the vehicle it intends to use for deep-space missions.

Why now: Starship test flights draw wide attention because each launch shows how close, or far, the rocket is from becoming operational.

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• SpaceX’s Starship launches from South Texas, returns to Earth with a thud · Texas Standard
• SpaceX’s Starship launches from South Texas, returns to Earth with a thud · Houston Public Media

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