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SpaceX Calls Off Starship Booster Catch As Rocket Plunges Into Sea
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SpaceX abandoned its first attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster of its giant Starship rocket on Friday night, sending it into the ocean, where it came down in flames. The 124m rocket had lifted off from Starbase in Texas at 22:45 GMT. The upper stage carried on into space to deploy 26 satellites, and SpaceX will decide on Saturday whether to try catching it.
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