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Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company's rocket facilities.

By Brandon Bell/Pool, Gabriel V. Cardenas and Joe Skipper / Reuters

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President-elect Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk before attending a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks alongside Elon Musk and Senate members including Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) before attending a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched on its sixth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks alongside Elon Musk and Senate members including (L-R) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) before attending a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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People wait for SpaceX's Starship launch at Boca Chica launchpad, near Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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People wait for SpaceX's Starship launch at South Padre Island near Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched on its sixth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched on its sixth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19.
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