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SpaceX launches most powerful rocket in history in explosive debut – like many first liftoffs, Starship's test was a successful failure

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
SpaceX launches most powerful rocket in history in explosive debut – like many first liftoffs, Starship's test was a successful failureStarship, the most powerful rocket ever built, launched from a spaceport in Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay)

On April 20, 2023, a new SpaceX rocket called Starship exploded over the Gulf of Mexico three minutes into its first flight ever. SpaceX is calling the test launch a success, despite the fiery end result. As a space policy expert, I agree that the...

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