Starship Grounded After Engine Failure
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- Published
- May 27, 2026
- Duration
- 1:24
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- Last updated
- May 28, 2026
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket survived a wild test flight—its booster had engine trouble and crashed hard, but the main vehicle circled Earth, dropped dummy satellites, and splashed down perfectly in the Indian Ocean. With a towering 400 feet and Musk’s Mars dreams riding on it, Starship’s resilience is a major win. NASA’s also eyeing it for lunar missions by …
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket survived a wild test flight—its booster had engine trouble and crashed hard, but the main vehicle circled Earth, dropped dummy satellites, and splashed down perfectly in the Indian Ocean. With a towering 400 feet and Musk’s Mars dreams riding on it, Starship’s resilience is a major win. NASA’s also eyeing it for lunar missions by 2028. The FAA’s now stepping in to oversee SpaceX’s investigation into the booster’s failure, stressing safety as the top priority before any m
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