Discover Science in Texas With Science Near Me

Photo caption: SpaceX’s Starship preparing for launch in Boca Chica, Texas. The space industry is just one of the many STEM opportunities in the state. Photo credit: luckyluke007 / Shutterstock. Article by Science Near Me. Discover Magazine – June 9, 2023. (ScienceNearMe.org.)

On April 20, 2023, SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful spaceship ever built, lifted off from the company’s Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas. It was a thrilling demonstration of engineering prowess, and a preview of future missions that could loft humans to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The feat was dimmed by the rocket’s “rapid, unscheduled disassembly” (AKA explosion) shortly after liftoff. But, said SpaceX founder Elon Musk, it was an important step in designing and testing this new class of powerful rocket. […]

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