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Friday, 11 January 2019

SpaceX's new rocket goes retro

Sooo shiiiiiny....

Short-hop tests could begin in February or March. “This is for suborbital VTOL tests,” he said in one of tonight’s tweets. “Orbital version is taller, has thicker skins (won’t wrinkle) and a smoothly curving nose section.”

Musk said he plans to provide a detailed update on the Starship architecture in March or April. The first scaled-up, orbital-class prototype should be done around June, he said.

https://www.geekwire.com/2019/elon-musk-says-spacex-assembled-starship-test-rocket-shiny-retro-look/

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