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SpaceX’s Starship lifted off the pad in Southern Texas and cleared the launchpad, its first milestone, but then began tumbling as it was preparing for stage separation and the vehicle came apart some four minutes into flight.
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On Monday, SpaceX called off its first attempt from Boca Chica, Tex., to launch Starship, the largest rocket ever built and one that NASA intends to use to land its astronauts on the moon.
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