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Elon Musk Just Casually Confirmed Why the SpaceX SN11 Test Flight Exploded – Gizmodo Australia

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that a methane leak is the cause for last week’s SN11 test flight explosion.

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SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has finally revealed the cause of last week’s Starship SN11 malfunction after the prototype exploded into a massive fireball during a test flight on March 30.
In a test flight that departed from SpaceX’s South Texas facility, the SN11 reached a maximum altitude of 10km – as planned – and continued to tick off boxes during its descent. However, the prototype failed to stick the landing and exploded into a ball of flames, unfortunately suffering a similar fate to its…

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