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SpaceX Starship prototype SN9 explodes on landing after test launch – ABC News
A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes during a landing attempt minutes after a high-altitude experimental launch in Texas, similar to the fate of another…
A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship rocket has exploded during a landing attempt minutes after a high-altitude experimental launch in Texas.
- The Starship tried to reactivate two of its three Raptor thrusters, but one failed to ignite
- It fell rapidly to the ground in a roaring ball of flames, smoke and debris
- The first prototype to fly in a high-altitude test launch, met a similar fate in December
It was a repeat of an accident that destroyed a previous test rocket, the SN8, in December.
The Starship…
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