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Starship Flight 9 reaches space but tumbles before reentry

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Starship Flight 9 reaches space but tumbles before reentry

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On its ninth flight, the first with a reused booster, Starship reached space but leaks led to loss of attitude control and the ship broke up on reentry.

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Source: SpaceX

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