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Massive vehicle caps off a tumultuous year with a successful mission as SpaceX turns to the next phase of testing.

Company shares findings from investigations into anomalies both in flight and on test stand.

Recent mishaps coincide with the introduction of Starship Block 2, a more powerful configuration of the rocket.

Northrop Grumman invests $50 million to advance Firefly’s medium launch vehicle (MLV), now called Eclipse.

Rocket’s upper stage was lost for the third consecutive test flight.

Vehicle travels further than it did on its previous two missions but fails to make it back to Earth in one piece.

FAA says back-to-back explosions on previous flights necessitate larger airspace closures.

Agency nearly doubles the aircraft hazard area after the massive rocket exploded on back-to-back test flights in January and March.

Hulking spacecraft nears a return to action, the SpaceX CEO says.

Launch provider says a nozzle extension on the upper engine was lost during stage separation, preventing the rocket from reaching orbit.