SpaceX's Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas flight test

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Clearing another key hurdle in Musk's interplanetary ambitions.

SpaceX's Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas flight test
SpaceX test-launched an early prototype of the company's Mars rocket on Tuesday, unnerving residents near the Texas site and clearing another key hurdle in billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's interplanetary ambitions. After the launch, Musk congratulated engineers from SpaceX, short for Space ...

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