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SpaceX’s Starship prototype explodes on landing in Texas after ‘successful’ test launch – ABC News
Elon Musk says SpaceX has obtained “all the data we needed” in a test flight for the company’s Starship prototype, which ended in a fiery explosion in Texas.
SpaceX’s Starship prototype has exploded while attempting to land during an otherwise successful test launch from the company’s rocket facility in the US state of Texas.
- The self-guided rocket blew up as it touched down on a landing pad following a controlled descent
- It is unclear if it reached the intended altitude of 12.5 kilometres
- Elon Musk hailed the rocket’s ascent phase a success
The Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-storey-tall prototype for the heavy-lift launch vehicle being…
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