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24 juin 1997, 0 h 48 min 41 s : à Sarov (Russie), une pince à vide soulève la partie centrale d’un assemblage d’uranium hautement enrichi. En dessous, un réflecteur en cuivre. La manœuvre met fin à un accident de criticité de six jours et demi.
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SpaceX will attempt to catch both the Super Heavy booster and Starship on the upcoming flight.
If both are successful, it will mark the first time that all parts of an orbital rocket return to Earth intact.
This is the critical breakthrough needed to make life multiplanetary.
Internal shot of SA-5 inside the Kerosene tank, at the very top of the tank looking down as we watch the fuel be consumed. At the end during staging, the residuals fly back toward the camera.