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U.S. defense contractor Raytheon announced a successful test of the DeepStrike autonomous mobile launcher vehicle this week.

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Starship had been expected to launch again Monday. A previous launch ended in an explosion over the Caribbean, and sent commercial airlines scattering to avoid falling rocket debris.