Shooting for the moon. How Elon Musks SpaceX is faring
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News Summary
- The SpaceX rocket, the largest ever built, is expected to undergo its 11th test launch in October.
- A lunar-lander version of Starship is a key element of NASA's Artemis mission to land Americans back on the moon.
- An even larger version of the 403-foot-tall rocket is seen as a foundation for SpaceX's future commercial launch business.
- SpaceX is seeking to increase the launch frequency of Starship at its Texas test site and of its Falcon 9 reusable rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceXs megarocket Starship blasts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Nov. 13, 2024. (Eric Gay / Associated Press)While the worlds richest man might have breathed a sigh of relief after [+8069 chars]