Spotlight SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Nov 18, 2023 Nov 18, 2023 Updated Feb 23, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight.kAm%96 C@4<6ED9:A C624965 DA246 7@==@H:?8 =:7E@77 7C@> $@FE9 %6I2D 367@C6 4@>>F?:42E:@? 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Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
AP Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
