Coverage dated November 17, 2023

SpaceX loses rocket, spacecraft over Gulf of Mexico in second test flight

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

SpaceX's gargantuan deep-space rocket system, Starship, safely lifted off Saturday morning but ended prematurely with an explosion and a loss of signal.

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  1. ABC 7 San Francisco

    SpaceX loses rocket, spacecraft over Gulf of Mexico in second test flight (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    SpaceX's gargantuan deep-space rocket system, Starship, safely lifted off Saturday morning but ended prematurely with an explosion and a loss of signal.

  2. CNN

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket and spacecraft lost in second test flight (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    SpaceX reached several milestones in its Starship rocket system’s second integrated test flight before losing the booster and spacecraft over the Gulf of Mexico.

  3. Local News 8

    SpaceX loses rocket and spacecraft over Gulf of Mexico in second test flight (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s gargantuan deep-space rocket system, Starship, safely lifted off Saturday morning but ended prematurely with an explosion and a loss of signal. The Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft successfully separated after liftoff, as the Starship lit up its…

  4. Bloomberg

    SpaceX Loses Starship Spaceraft During Test Flight (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    SpaceX’s said it lost its Starship spacecraft, bringing an end to the second major test flight of Elon Musk’s deep-space launch system.

  5. Local News 8

    SpaceX Starship’s second test flight ends in loss of megarocket (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a tool bag got away from NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    SpaceX loses contact with Starship rocket in new test flight – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Seven months after a first attempt ended in a spectacular explosion, SpaceX's Starship spacecraft blasted off for a second test flight. The launch was presumed to have failed shortly after the ship reached space.

  7. The Guardian

    SpaceX loses contact with Starship rocket after second launch attempt (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Elon Musk’s next-generation craft reaches space but presumed to have failed minutes later, after explosion during first test in April

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