SpaceX's third Starship megarocket made sure its epic demise would be remembered.
Starship launched today (March 14) for the third time ever, soaring into space from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas. The giant vehicle notched a number of important milestones, including opening its payload door in space and conducting a propellant-transfer demonstration away from Earth.
Starship's upper stage didn't stick its planned water landing in the Indian Ocean, going dark partway through its fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere. But the ship kept its cameras on during reentry, showing us just how harrowing the ordeal was.
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