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On Tuesday, March 30, SpaceX launched its fourth high-altitude flight test of Starship from Starbase in Texas. Similar to previous high-altitude flight tests, Starship Serial Number 11 (SN11) was powered through ascent by three Raptor engines, each shutting down in sequence prior to the vehicle reaching apogee – approximately 10 km in altitude. SN11 performed a propellant transition to the. 2 days ago  SpaceX won a new contract from NASA on April 16 to develop the company's Starship deep-space rocket as a human lunar lander. Reusing rockets and capsules is vital to furthering such space. SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the.

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2 days ago  — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 23, 2021 It was the first time SpaceX reused a capsule and rocket to launch astronauts for NASA, after years of proving the capability on station supply runs.