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Spacex Starship Splashes Down Near Hawai

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“SPACEX STARSHIP SPLASHES DOWN NEAR HAWAI”

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Topic poll · all networksHow many fixes did the FAA demand before licensing Starship's 1st launch?

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SpaceX nearly went bankrupt before its 4th rocket launch succeeded!

In 2008, after 3 consecutive Falcon 1 failures, Musk admitted he had invested his last dollars into SpaceX. The 4th launch succeeded in Sept. 2008 — saving the company that now attempts Starship's first orbital insertion.

Topic poll · all networksWas Starship's ocean splashdown a worthy milestone despite blowing up?

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NASA paid SpaceX $2.89B for a Starship Moon lander!

In 2021, NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.89 billion Human Landing System contract to use a modified Starship to land Artemis astronauts on the Moon — making today's splashdown test a critical step toward that goal.

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