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SpaceX Is Taking Over a Competitor’s Launchpad to Ramp Up Starship Flights • June 11, 2025, 11:47 PM ET (Gizmodo)
How the U.S. became highly reliant on Elon Musk for access to space • June 7, 2025, 6:49 AM ET (NPR)
'Starship in space': See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket's Flight 9 test mission • June 4, 2025, 9:03 AM ET (Space)
Elon Musk gave an update on his plan for SpaceX Starship to reach Mars: 5 things to know • June 3, 2025, 3:13 AM ET (USA Today)
FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out-of-control Starship flight • May 30, 2025, 12:21 PM ET (AP)

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