SpaceX Conducts Secretive Test Launch of Starfall Capsule, Military Involvement Suspected
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Victor Tangermann
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SpaceX conducted a secretive test launch of a new flying saucer-shaped spacecraft called the Starfall capsule, keeping the event under tight wraps unlike its usual high-profile launches. The article suggests the military is likely involved in the project, given the secrecy surrounding the test. The launch took place in the early morning hours using a Falcon 9 rocket.
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bskySpaceX Conducts Secretive Test Launch of Starfall Capsule, Military Involvement Suspectedfuturism.comKey quotes
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But just less than two weeks after its blockbuster IPO, Elon Musk's rocket company has chosen to keep its latest prototype test launch under tight wraps.
Why? Very likely because the military is involved.
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a Falcon 9 rocket launched a flying saucer-shaped reentry capsule.
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