Trump and Musk Witness SpaceX Starship Launch Amid Booster Catch Abandonment
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President-elect Donald Trump joined Elon Musk in Texas to watch a SpaceX Starship test launch as he continues to form his administration. Trump has nominated Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, Dr. Mehmet Oz for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, and Linda McMahon as education secretary. Controversy surrounds his choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Trump plans to use the military for mass deportations, while his border czar Tom Homan has threatened legal action against those hiding migrants. Meanwhile, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is handling Trump's hush-money case sentencing.
- Trump cabinet live updates: President-elect joins Musk for SpaceX launch and taps Dr Oz for key role The Independent
- SpaceX completes sixth Starship flight, splashes down both booster and spacecraft CNBC
- SpaceX aborts Starship booster catch as Trump, Elon Musk watch The Washington Post
- WATCH LIVE: Trump joins Musk for SpaceX Starship rocket launch Fox News
- SpaceX launches Starship rocket, but abandons attempt to catch booster at launch site PBS NewsHour
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