Starship test validates SpaceX's iterative approach

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SpaceX's tenth Starship flight test aims to validate its "build-fly-fix" approach after recent setbacks. The upcoming launch follows a mission where the Starship upper stage broke apart during reentry and the booster exploded. A subsequent ground test also destroyed a test stand. This flight is crucial for SpaceX's commercial and NASA contracts, including the Artemis moon program, and its long-term goals for Mars and Starlink satellite deployment.


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