SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of the Starship megarocket from Starbase in Texas on Jan. 16, 2025. Starship's Super Heavy booster successfully separated, and returned to Earth and was caught by the "chopsticks" on the launch tower. Read more 👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/KFgi_2 SpaceX lost communications Starship about 8.5 minutes into flight. The private spaceflight company confirmed that the ship was lost on X.com: "Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its a

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On April 8, 1964, NASA launched the first uncrewed test flight of the new Gemini spacecraft. Discover more space history 👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/oZtFQJ This was the very first mission of Project Gemini, which would later send crews of two into orbit. NASA flew a total of 12 Gemini missions, 10 of which had crews on board. For this first mission, NASA was testing the structural integrity of the crew capsule and the rocket. The launch vehicle was a modified version of the U.S. Air Force'