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SPACEX'S STARSHIP IS SET TO MAKE ITS FIRST ORBITAL FLIGHT (8 MINUTE
READ) [7]
SpaceX is aiming to reach orbit on Starship's 14th test flight. The
test flight is scheduled for Monday at around 8 AM ET, with SpaceX
providing live coverage of the event on its website. Achieving orbital
flight will allow Starship to deploy satellites and travel to more
distant destinations. SpaceX will not try to catch the two rocket
stages during the test - the booster will make a simulated landing in
the Gulf of Mexico, and the upper stage will simulate a landing in the
Pacific Ocean to the west of Chile.
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The complexity of Optimus' hands has translated to more production
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The understanding people developed by working in deep engineering
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