SpaceX's Starship Achieves Key Test Milestone with Successful Launch and Payload Deployment

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SpaceX's Starship Achieves Key Test Milestone with Successful Launch and Payload Deployment
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SpaceX successfully launched its 10th test flight of the Super Heavy-Starship rocket from Texas, marking a critical step towards operational use and lunar missions, despite past failures. The launch demonstrated promising performance, with plans for further testing to verify reusability and heat resistance, crucial for future Mars and moon missions, including NASA's Artemis program. However, experts remain cautious about meeting the 2027 moon landing goal due to technical challenges.

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