BOCA CHICA, Texas - SpaceX achieved a big win in their Starship spacecraft development program on Tuesday evening, flying the SN5 prototype of that future vehicle to a height of around 500 feet, propelled by a single Raptor engine. The test, which took place at SpaceX’s rocket development and testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas, marks the first time that a full-scale Starship prototype has left the ground, Darrell Etherington reports for TechCrunch. Continue reading original article.
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August 6, 2020 -SpaceX is continuing to develop its next generation spacecraft, dubbed "Starship." On Tuesday, the company flew its first full-scale prototype minus the domed cap to a height of around 150 meters - around 500 feet. Starship is designed to carry large payloads to orbit around Earth, and eventually as far away as Mars.
