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successfully lifted off at 07:50 a.m. CT from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas. This test was the first time the prototypes reentered Earth’s atmosphere and landed successfully. While the SN29 conducted a powered vertical landing before splashing down in the Indian Ocean, the BN11 executed a similar powered landing before splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. In a, where he hinted at the possibility of refurbishment and reuse, writing, “Fixer upper.
” In the future, SpaceX intends to retrieve its boosters by “catching” them with the Orbital Launch Mount tower at their Starbase facility. This is expected to occur for the first time during theThe flight test was originally scheduled for September but was delayed by the Federal Aviation Administration until November due to environmental complaints and the licensing process.
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