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          From left, Axiom-4 crew members Tibor Kapu, Shubhanshu Shukla, Peggy Whitson and Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewksi inside the Dragon spacecraft. AFP

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          SpaceX's Starship lifts off from Starbase in Texas, in March. AFP

          Elon Musk's Starship to launch on ninth test flight

          SpaceMay 27, 2025
          A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in 2022 carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft on a commercial mission managed by Axiom Space at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP

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          A SpaceX rocket carrying Starlink satellites after launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida. There are more than 7,100 Starlink satellites in service. Reuters

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          SpaceMay 15, 2025
          The SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 14, 2024. AFP

          SpaceX wins approval for 25 Starship launches a year

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          SpaceMay 06, 2025
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          SpaceApril 08, 2025
          From left, mission specialist and medical officer Eric Philips, mission commander Chun Wang, pilot Rabea Rogge and vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen. AFP

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          SpaceApril 02, 2025
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          SpaceMarch 18, 2025
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