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SpaceX lifts off with NASA’s planet-hunter TESS

Kazi Mahmood
By Kazi Mahmood

SpaceX successfully launched and deployed NASA’s planet-hunting TESS satellite on Wednesday night.

Delighting scientists and space fans who anticipate the spacecraft may discover planets that could harbor life, it also landed the first-stage booster at sea, the space company’s 24th such recovery.

After TESS deployed, it successfully deployed its solar arrays.

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