Why SpaceX's fifth Starship flight was so revolutionary

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SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest ever launched into space, made history by catching its booster at the launch site for the very first time.

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Why yesterday's SpaceX launch was such a huge deal for space travel

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on October 13, 2024, for the Starship Flight 5 test.
SpaceX's megarocket, Starship, lifted off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, for its fifth test flight.

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SpaceX's Starship completes historic 5th flight test

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SpaceX's Starship launches from Earth, surrounded by smoke.
SpaceX's Starship is making its fifth flight test on Sunday.

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Elon Musk wants to put people on Mars by 2030. Don't count on it.

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SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test on April 20, 2023, in Boca Chica, Texas.
Elon Musk wants to send crewed missions to Mars using SpaceX's Starship rocket.

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Elon Musk says the first Starship launch to Mars will happen in 2 years

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Elon Musk speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity; SpaceX's Starship spacecraft lifting off in in Boca Chica, Texas.
"These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said in an X post on Saturday.

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SpaceX’s Starship Could Cause NASA’s Lunar Gateway to Lose Control

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Bezos vs. Musk: Blue Origin Files Complaint Over SpaceX’s Florida Launch Plans

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Everything We Noticed During SpaceX's Thrilling Fourth Test of Starship

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The 120-metric ton Starship rocket not only soared to the skies during its fourth test flight, but both stages also returned, with the booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico and the upper stage experiencing a chaotic reentry. This test brings the super-heavy lift vehicle closer to achieving reusability.

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See Elon Musk's Starship shredding apart as it descends to Earth, with a whole fin almost ripping off

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side by side images show starship fin intact and shiny then shredding apart in a cloud of debris
This flap on Starship looked very different at the beginning and end of the plummet back to Earth.

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Starship lands in the ocean with its engines firing for the first time, bringing Elon Musk one step closer to Mars

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SpaceX's starship-super heavy megarocket soaring to space with smoke all around it
Starship launching from Boca Chica, Texas, on its fourth test flight toward space.

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