SpaceX is set to make an audacious grab for ‘holy grail’ of rocketry. Here are the risks

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SpaceX has already staked a name for itself as the driving force in a larger race to recapture and refly first-stage boosters. The company’s first success, landing a Falcon…

A crucial test this week could bring SpaceX one step closer to revolutionizing spaceflight — or cast new uncertainty on the company’s boldest ambitions. SpaceX will for the first time attempt to bring every part of its massive Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, back to dry land — intact — during a mission set to launch on Friday between 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET. The aim is to develop a fully reusable launch system, a goal the company has deemed the “holy grail” of rocketry because it would eliminate the need to throw away multimillion-dollar rocket parts after a single mission.

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