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SpaceX high-altitude rocket prototype explodes during attempted landing

By Tyler Van Dyke
Published December 10, 2020 12:02am ET
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SpaceX high-altitude rocket prototype explodes during attempted landing
SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship rocket prototype exploded during its attempted landing, but founder Elon Musk didn’t seem to mind. SpaceX launched the Serial Number 8 rocket on Wednesday with a goal of flying roughly 41,000 feet, far higher than the previous 500-foot tests conducted earlier in 2020 with SN5 and SN6 prototypes, according to CNBC. While […]

SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship rocket prototype exploded during its attempted landing, but founder Elon Musk didn’t seem to mind.

SpaceX launched the Serial Number 8 rocket on Wednesday with a goal of flying roughly 41,000 feet, far higher than the previous 500-foot tests conducted earlier in 2020 with SN5 and SN6 prototypes, according to CNBC.

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