Trump Joins Musk for SpaceX's Ambitious Starship Launch

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Trump Joins Musk for SpaceX's Ambitious Starship Launch
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SpaceX is set to launch its Super Heavy-Starship on its sixth test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, with President-elect Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk expected to attend. The test aims to evaluate critical upgrades, including a re-start of one of the Starship's Raptor engines in space and heatshield experiments. This launch is part of Musk's vision for a fully reusable rocket to make humanity multi-planetary, with potential implications for NASA's Artemis moon program and future Mars missions.

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