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Boca Chica, Mar 3 (EFE).- A prototype of a SpaceX Starship rocket, which aims to put humans onto Mars, touched down successfully for the first time on Wednesday, but exploded shortly after landing. (Camera: HANDOUT)SHOT LIST: SPACEX STARSHIP ROCKET LAUNCHING AND LANDING IN BOCA CHICA, TEXAS, US.
Blue Origin successfully carried out a test of the escape system of its New Shephard rocket, in the west Texas desert on Wednesday. The spacecraft is intended for use by civilians wishing to travel to the edge of space.The system was devised to bring passengers safely back down to earth if a failure occurs inflight. Blue Origin is set to offer space tourism services by 2018.
Blue Origin space travel company conducted a historic test on Monday by successfully launching and landing from Van Horn in Texas a reusable rocket, Space.com reported.
SpaceX's 'Starship' rocket, the largest ever built, takes off from the space company's Texas launch site. CEO Elon Musk hopes the ship will one day colonize Mars and NASA is awaiting a modified version to land humans on the Moon. The first test in April ended in a spectacular explosion over the Gulf of Mexico. IMAGES
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, lifts off on the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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