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SpaceX loses third Starship prototype in cryogenic ground test

April 3, 2020 Stephen Clark

A prototype for SpaceX’s Starship space vehicle collapsed during pressure testing early Friday at the company’s facility in South Texas — the program’s third failure during such testing since November — but assembly of a new version is already underway.