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we have lift
>> redemption through rocket fire. Starship
the world's most powerful rocket blast
skyward at last.
>> I mean even the other day when they wa
>> wa
>> after several failed attempts this year
alone. Yes, there were a few wobbles,
but overall this was a milestone moment
for Elon Musk SpaceX.
>> They're test flights for a reason.
They're not expecting them to be
completely flawless. They are expecting
to be able to learn and to hopefully
achieve what they are setting out to
achieve.
>> And that they did. Watch as 3 minutes in
the top half of the Starship detaches
itself. A fall not in flames, but
triumph.
>> And landing burn shut down. All right,
another one firing out.
>> Then in suborbit, the real test run.
Eight dummy satellites launch from the
rocket.
>> The last one has been deployed.
>> This was more than a launch. It was a
rehearsal.
>> A practice run to expand Starlink
satellite across the globe and a first
step towards unlocking deep space and
science.
>> Atmosphere were moving about five times
the speed of sound.
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>> The mission ended with a final crash
into the Indian Ocean. A sigh of relief
for SpaceX and high praise from the big
boss on X.
And now Musk's eyes are set further a
field. The moon by 2027 followed by a
trip to Mars. SpaceX may not be there
just yet, but the launch has shown that
it's certainly one step closer.
Subchowry, ITV News.