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SpaceX loses Starship on test flight

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SpaceX's Starship explodes in flight test, forcing airlines to divert

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.

SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test Flight, Sending Airlines Scrambling to Divert Flights

The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" was likely caused by a propellant leak, Elon Musk said, and was captured on video by spectators on the ground.

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Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)

The 171-foot-tall (52 meters) spacecraft exploded over the Atlantic Ocean near the Turks and Caicos islands around 8.5 minutes after launch, creating a spectacular sky show witnessed by many people in the area. And a fair few of these folks posted their photos and videos on X, the social media site owned by SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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SpaceX catches Starship booster but loses ship in seventh flight test

The primary objectives for SpaceX were stress-testing the new ship and avionics, catching the booster at the launchpad for ...

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SpaceX catches booster again, but loses Starship upper stage during test flight

SpaceX sent up its first test flight of the year for its Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas catching the booster for ...

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit ...

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