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SpaceX launches upgraded Starship V3 on lunar mission test flight

SpaceX successfully launched its most powerful Starship rocket to date on a test flight from Texas. This upgraded V3 model, taller and with more engine thrust than previous versions, is intended for future lunar missions under NASA's Artemis program. The launch also included a deployment of 20 mock Starlink satellites. AI

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RANK_REASON This is a significant product launch of a major rocket system with implications for space exploration and commercial satellite deployment. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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    SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on test flight

    SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he was taking the company public. …