SpaceX sagt Testflug von Riesenrakete Starship ab
NUR FÜR AFP-ABONNENTEN (NO RESALE) BOCA CHICA, TEXAS, USA 3. MÄRZ 2025 QUELLE: SPACEX 1. 00:00-00:18 Bildsequenz Daniel Huot, communications manager at SpaceX, says: "All right, and we did just hear the call we are gonna offload for today. So we had a couple of holds trip as we started counting down from T-minus 40 again, and it's not something we can change with small configs, tweaks so we are gonna offload our prop and then try again another day." LIVE FEED showing SpaceX's Starship spacecraft on the launch pad at Starbase BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, USA 19. NOVEMBER 2024 QUELLE: DC POOL EINSCHRÄNKUNGEN: USA AUSGESCHLOSSEN AUSTRALIEN AUSGESCHLOSSEN NO ACCESS FROM CUBA / IRAN / SYRIA / NORTH KOREA / SUDAN / CRIMEA / DONETSK AND LUHANSK REGIONS OF UKRAINE 2. 00:18-00:27 Halbnahe Elon Musk talking to Donald Trump and others BOCA CHICA, TEXAS, USA 16. JANUAR 2025 QUELLE: SPACEX 3. 00:27-00:42 various shots of the countdown and launch of SpaceX's Starship 4. 00:42-01:03 Totale SpaceX Starship lands back on Earth after test flight TURKS- UND CAICOSINSELN, GROSSBRITANNIEN 17. JANUAR 2025 QUELLE: GREG BLEE 5. 01:03-01:21 Verfolgungsfahrt debris of the exploded upper stage in the sky from the SpaceX launch BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, USA 19. NOVEMBER 2024 QUELLE: DC POOL EINSCHRÄNKUNGEN: USA AUSGESCHLOSSEN AUSTRALIEN AUSGESCHLOSSEN NO ACCESS FROM CUBA / IRAN / SYRIA / NORTH KOREA / SUDAN / CRIMEA / DONETSK AND LUHANSK REGIONS OF UKRAINE 6. 01:21-01:35 Verfolgungsfahrt Elon Musk leads the way as Donald Trump and others follow
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