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'3rd time's a charm': SpaceX Starship nails landing in test

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s futuristic Starship finally aced a touchdown Wednesday after two previous tries ended in massive fireballs.

The full-scale prototype soared more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) after lifting off from the southern tip of Texas. It descended horizontally over the Gulf of Mexico and then flipped upright just in time to land.

This time, the shiny bullet-shaped rocketship remained intact, prompting SpaceX commentator John Insprucker to declare, “third time’s a charm as the saying goes.” “We've had a successful soft touchdown on the landing pad," he added.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk plans to use Starships to send people to the moon and Mars. The last two prototypes reached a similarly high altitude in December and

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