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SpaceX launches its biggest Starship mega rocket yet on test flight
It's the 12th test flight of the rocket that SpaceX is building to get people to Mars one day. But first comes the moon and NASA's Artemis program.
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According to PBS News’s source item, SpaceX launches its biggest Starship mega rocket yet on test flight, It’s the 12th test flight of the rocket that SpaceX is building to get people to Mars one day. But first comes the moon and NASA’s Artemis program.
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- SpaceX launches its biggest Starship mega rocket yet on test flightPBS News - 2026-05-22T22:51:43+00:00
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