test flight
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The selloff accelerated after Thursday’s highly anticipated Starship test flight was automatically aborted due to engine issues on the booster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The crash occurred shortly after takeoff in what military officials said was supposed to be a test flight to update the B-52’s radar, and a wider effort to modernize the 70-year-old heavy bomber fleet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration said SpaceX must conduct an investigation into why the booster didn’t perform as expected during the company’s test flight last Friday before it can launch its Starship rocket again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The test flight ended after about an hour later when Starship splashed down into the Indian Ocean and exploded as planned.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Apollo 9 was the first test flight of the lunar module, in earth orbit, and Apollo 10 was to be a dress rehearsal in lunar orbit, involving a rendezvous but not a landing.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
