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SpaceX Starship V3 test flight succeeds despite engine issues

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SpaceX successfully conducted the first test flight of its upgraded Starship V3, which experienced some engine failures but achieved most of its objectives. The V3, taller and more powerful than previous versions, deployed mock Starlink satellites and gathered crucial data on its heat shield and maneuvering capabilities. This test flight is a significant step towards SpaceX's goals of lunar missions, Mars colonization, and its potential IPO. AI

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SpaceX Starship V3 test flight succeeds despite engine issues

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Musk says Starlink will carry most network traffic in the future, Starlink is the internet

    马斯克周日表示，如果SpaceX的星链卫星网络继续发展，最终可能会承载大部分互联网流量，并描绘了该系统成为在线连接主要骨干网的未来图景。马斯克在X上回应了一篇引用SpaceX文件细节的帖子，该文件显示星链 V3卫星的下行链路容量将大幅提升，从V2的每颗卫星96Gbps提升至1024Gbps。（新浪财经）

  2. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Mariella Moon) ·

    SpaceX Starship V3's first test flight was largely successful

    SpaceX achieved most of the goals it set out for Starship V3's first test flight.

  3. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    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. …

  4. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Mariella Moon) ·

    SpaceX will launch Starship V3 for its first test flight today

    Watch SpaceX launch Starship V3 for the first time.

  5. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez ·

    SpaceX’s next-gen rocket is the key to its sky-high valuation, early investor says: ‘Starship also enables all kinds of frontier markets’

    SpaceX’s launch business gives it "access to orbit," said Space Capital CEO Chad Anderson.

  6. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press ·

    SpaceX’s third-generation Starship, which NASA may use to put astronauts on the moon, makes debut in test flight ahead of blockbuster IPO

    NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew in for the launch, saying Starship is now one step closer to the moon.

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