A prototype rocket SpaceX hopes to send to Mars one day completed its first successful high-altitude test Wednesday by safely touching down on a landing pad.
Other prototypes of the Starship rocket technically launched successfully in four previous tests, though Wednesday’s rocket was the first to reach a high altitude and land in one piece.
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