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SpaceX's Starship soars for a second time, surpassing earlier mark but falling short of full test
Andrea Leinfelder@andrealeinfelder
The world’s most powerful rocket climbed above the South Texas sky on Saturday, surpassing an inaugural attempt this spring by successfully igniting all 33 engines of the Super Heavy rocket and then separating from the Starship spacecraft — though Super Heavy exploded while coming down to land in the Gulf of Mexico.
The spacecraft lit its six engines and began hurtling toward Hawaii, though SpaceX lost signal with it a few minutes later.
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