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Starship Test Woes Cloud NASA's Moon Landing Hopes

Original: "SpaceX’s Troubled Starship Test Yesterday Is Looking Ominous for NASA’s Moon Landing" by @ Futurism - # SpaceX # Starsh

SpaceX's latest Starship flight test achieved its major goals, reaching orbit and successfully deploying 26 Starlink v3 satellites. However, the test also encountered engine problems, and experts are warning that the issues could spell trouble for SpaceX's ability to support NASA's planned crewed Moon landing under the Artemis program.

Why now: The engine troubles in the test raise concerns about Starship's readiness as the lunar lander for NASA's Artemis Moon missions.

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• "SpaceX’s Troubled Starship Test Yesterday Is Looking Ominous for NASA’s Moon Landing" by @ Futurism - # SpaceX # StarshipFlight14 🚀 accomplished its major goals of reaching orbit & deploying 26 StarLink v3 satellites in the correct orbit. But experts caution about engine… · AstroHawk@spacey.space · 3

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