Rumours have circulated that it could be used to transport military hardware.
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25/06/2026 - 12:42 GMT+2
Called Starfall, the spacecraft quietly lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday on a test mission.
Here is everything we know about the mission.
The launch caught many space enthusiasts off guard, with SpaceX revealing virtually nothing about Starfall beforehand, and that secrecy carried through to launch day when the company abruptly cut its webcast just ten minutes after liftoff.
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Sono circolate voci secondo cui potrebbe essere utilizzato per trasportare materiale militare.
It's a small uncrewed capsule designed to haul cargo to and from space.
SpaceX developed Starfall in secrecy and still has revealed little about the new vehicle.
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