SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 tonight — and in a rare move, SpaceX did not plan to recover the booster. SpaceX was targeting launch of the SpainSat satellite during a two-hour launch window which opened at 8:34 p.

The seventh test of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket was nothing short of exhilarating, with a fiery explosion and a successful booster catch.

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