Boca Chica, United States, March 6, 2025 (AFP) - SpaceX loses contact with Starship spacecraft after launch

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SpaceX carried out another launch Thursday of its powerful Starship rocket but quickly lost contact with the vessel as it roared over the Gulf of Mexico. "Can confirm we did lose contact with the ship. Unfortunately, this happened last time too," SpaceX official Dan Huot said, alluding to a launch in January in which the same upper stage of the rocket exploded over the Caribbean, raining debris. cha/dw/acb ...

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