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Spectators watch the final fiery moments of the Starship test flight

December 10, 2020 Spaceflight Now

Spectators on South Padre Island watch the Starship prototype end its test flight in a fiery crash landing on Dec. 9, 2020.

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  • ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral
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