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SpaceX loses Starship on test flight

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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US grounds SpaceX's Starship after test flight explosion

The US has grounded SpaceX's giant Starship rocket while an investigation is carried out into why it exploded during its latest test flight. The rocket's upper stage dramatically broke up and disintegrated over the Caribbean after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights to alter course to avoid falling debris.

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.

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SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Its Seventh Test Flight, With Falling Debris Putting on a Fiery Show

The Super Heavy booster, meanwhile, was successfully caught in the launch tower's mechanical arms for only the second time ...

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SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)

SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the ...

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SpaceX Starship Explosion Likely Caused by Propellant Leak, Elon Musk Says

The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship ended with a successful landing of the rocket’s first stage but also the loss of ...

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