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SpaceX Mars Rocket Prototype Lands—Then Bursts Into Fireball

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Elon Musk tweeted, “Starship SN10 landed in one piece!”

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SpaceX on Wednesday landed a test flight of a prototype of a rocket meant to eventually reach Mars, but it exploded after touching down. The rocket, Starship SN10, reached a height of six miles in the air over Boca Chica, Texas, as planned, but after the SpaceX livestream had concluded...

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