SpaceX plans to spend $2 billion on its Starship rocket development this year, as the company pushes to build on its first launch earlier this month. The rocket succeeded in reaching orbit, but suffered several engine failures during the flight. Spacex is moving forward with a plan to put steel plates, which will be cooled by a water system, underneath the launch tower for the next Starship rocket.

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