SpaceX launches more powerful Super Heavy-Starship rocket on test flight

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SpaceX launched a revamped Super Heavy-Starship rocket for engine and system testing.
Several engines on the Super Heavy booster failed during its return, preventing a planned splashdown.
The Starship upper stage deployed 22 Starlink satellite simulators and successfully endured re-entry.
This was the first flight of the "Version 3" Super Heavy-Starship and used a new launch pad.
The rocket is intended for launching Starlink satellites, commercial payloads, and eventual missions to the moon and Mars.
NASA is utilizing a version of the Starship upper stage as a lander for its Artemis moon missions.

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