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SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
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- Toby Mann Reuters Elon Musk's Space X has launched the biggest-ever Starship rocket a day after its highly anticipated test flight was delayed.
- The uncrewed Starship V3 rocket blasted off from its launchpad in Texas just after 17:30 (2230 GMT) on Friday, days after Space X revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.
- The test flight ended after about an hour later when Starship splashed down into the Indian Ocean and exploded as planned.
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Toby Mann Reuters Elon Musk's Space X has launched the biggest-ever Starship rocket a day after its highly anticipated test flight was delayed.
The uncrewed Starship V3 rocket blasted off from its launchpad in Texas just after 17:30 (2230 GMT) on Friday, days after Space X revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.
The test flight ended after about an hour later when Starship splashed down into the Indian Ocean and exploded as planned. "Congratulations @SpaceX team on an epic first Starship V3 launch & landing!" Musk posted on his X platform. "You scored a goal for humanity."
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