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From successful liftoff to disastrous breakdown: Spacex's Starship seventh test flight in pictures

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From successful liftoff to disastrous breakdown: Spacex's Starship seventh test flight in pictures

SpaceX’s Starship, designed for future interplanetary missions, suffered a catastrophic failure on January 16, 2025, during its seventh test flight. The rocket exploded just minutes after liftoff from South Texas. Initial investigations revealed an oxygen/fuel leak above the engine firewall, causing pressure buildup and leading to the rocket’s destruction. Although the mission ended in disaster, … Read more

North Korean defectors and Ukraine, Chinese celebrity transformation: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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North Korean defectors and Ukraine, Chinese celebrity transformation: SCMP’s 7 highlights

1. North Korean defectors push for Ukraine deployment to wage psychological warfare A group of nearly 200 North Korean defectors living in South Korea is pushing to deploy to Ukraine so they can launch a psychological warfare campaign against their former comrades, now reportedly assembling in Russia. 2. ‘A lot of unknowns’: China-born scientists face … Read more

SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test

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SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test

SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company’s push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle. The rocket’s first stage “Super Heavy” booster lifted … Read more

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX Starship launches on third test flight

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Elon Musk-owned SpaceX Starship launches on third test flight

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX on Thursday successfully completed the third test launch of Starship, a powerful rocket crucial for Nasa‘s Moon missions and Musk’s Mars colonization ambitions. The launch took place at 8:25 am local time in southeast Texas, with over 1.5 million viewers tuning into the webcast.The spacecraft, mounted atop its towering Super … Read more

SpaceX hoping to launch Starship farther in third test flight

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SpaceX hoping to launch Starship farther in third test flight

NEW DELHI: SpaceX is gearing up for another launch of Starship, a powerful rocket crucial to Nasa‘s lunar landing plans and Elon Musk’s Mars colonization vision. The upcoming launch follows two previous attempts that ended in explosions, contributing to SpaceX’s rapid development approach. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the launch, scheduled at 7:00 am … Read more