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Rocket Report: Alpha Block 2 coming this summer; Falcon sets booster landing mark

Ars Technica·Eric Berger·25 days ago
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“The deciding factor was what we felt like was the team’s impact to humanity.” Image from full duration test of Starship Super Heavy booster on Thursday. Credit: SpaceX Image from full duration test of Starship Super Heavy booster on Thursday. Credit: SpaceX Welcome to Edition 8.40 of the Rocket Report! One of the remarkable things about SpaceX is that, after a quarter of a century and becoming the most important launch company of this era, it remains a disruptive force. Even though the Falcon 9 is the most used rocket of the world, and groundbreaking in its reuse capabilities, SpaceX is actively seeking to make it obsolete with the Starship program. Stephen has a great story in this week’s newsletter highlighting the fact that we’re probably past the peak of the Falcon era of flight. As always, we welcome reader submissions , and if you don’t want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site).…

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