SpaceX Starship's 6th Launch: From Toy Fruit to Trump-Musk Alliance
TL;DR
SpaceX's Starship conducted its sixth test flight, featuring a toy banana as the first zero-gravity indicator on the spacecraft. The banana served as a visual cue for reaching space and helped test payload approval processes with the FAA. The mission, which included testing new thermal protection materials and engine relighting in space, achieved its objectives, marking another step towards future Starship missions to the moon and Mars.
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- SpaceX Starship splashes down after 6th launch; booster catch called off USA TODAY
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