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SpaceX's Starship explodes (again) during its eighth test flight


SpaceX has lost another Starship, as the vehicle's eighth test flight ended in an explosion just like its seventh.

The vehicle's upper stage called the "Ship" was supposed to deploy four dummy Starship satellites as part of the test run before splashing down into the Indian Ocean around 50 minutes later. The biggest news stories this morning: AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT review, Volkswagen previews its €20,000 EV for everyone, House Republicans subpoena Google over alleged censorship. Everything about Sorry We’re Closed sets my little punk heart ablaze, from its low-poly 3D graphics and banging original soundtrack, to its casually epic storyline starring heartbroken club kids and horny demons.

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