SpaceX is launching its fifteenth Starship prototype test flight as part of a continued effort to achieve full rocket reusability for future space missions.
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SpaceX is launching its fifteenth Starship prototype test flight as part of a continued effort to achieve full rocket reusability for future space missions.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket took off from the Starbase launch facility in South Texas on a flight test to bring both sections of the vehicle safely back to Earth. SpaceX looks to make history with its upcoming Starship Flight 15 launch. Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on its first flight to return both Starship and Super Heavy to the launch site.
Starship is expected to orbit Earth over a more than 22-hour flight.
Bloomberg reported the story as "SpaceX Starship Launches on Flight Test of Reusability." The Independent reported the story as "SpaceX tests rocket reusability in today’s launch. What to know."
Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 3 left-leaning outlets, 1 center outlet. One News compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.
4 sources have covered this story, including Bloomberg, The Independent, CBS News and NBC News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 45 minutes ago.
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- FirstNBC NewsNov 13, 12:58 PM ET · United StatesLeft
- +18mCBS NewsNov 13, 1:15 PM ET · United StatesLeft
- +47mThe IndependentNov 13, 1:44 PM ET · United KingdomLeft
- +5h 30mBloombergNov 13, 6:28 PM ET · United StatesCenter
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