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First SpaceX booster for upgraded Starship fails in Texas test

The first Super Heavy booster built for SpaceX’s upgraded Starship variant has been badly damaged during a ground test in South Texas, dealing a visible setback to the company’s push toward a higher ...
Gizmodo

NASA’s Next-Gen Rocket Booster Explodes in Test of a Design That May Never Fly

While the fate of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket hangs in the balance, the agency is pushing ahead with tests of new components needed to launch the vehicle toward the Moon. The latest test ...
NASASpaceFlight.com

Booster 18 suffers anomaly during proof testing

SpaceX rolled out the next generation of Starship to Masseys for testing, but during a routine gas system pressure test as SpaceX calls it, the Liquid Oxygen Tank ruptured. This leaves SpaceX with no ...
NextBigFuture

SpaceX Might Lose Almost No Time for Booster Shell, COPVs and Test Tank Loss

The loss of Booster 18 during gas pressure testing only cost SpaceX the shell of a booster. There were no raptor engines in it. UPDATE SpaceX says they will stack the Booster 19 Super Heavy Booster in ...