test flight

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SpaceX delayed the next test flight of its massive Starship rocket, pushing off the highly anticipated mission by at least another month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Nasa's 10-day test flight will not land on the Moon.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“It’s a test flight and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready,” said Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator for the exploration directorate.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

"It's a test flight, and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

If that test flight worked, we’d borrow money somehow and do it a second time, but for an audience of paying spectators.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep