Starliner and Starship launches propel space industry into a new era

Space flight has entered a new era. Two rocket launches on 6 June demonstrated the capabilities of relatively new spacecraft, each representing a crucial step forward for human space exploration.

Boeing’s Starliner capsule made its first crewed flight, and SpaceX’s huge Starship rocket made its fourth test flight, the first orbital flight it has fully executed without anything falling apart or exploding.

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