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SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes in Setback for Elon Musk
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1:14Now PlayingA SpaceX Starship rocket exploded on a test stand in Texas, adding to a series of setbacks to Elon Musk’s space ambitions that include trips to Mars.
The huge blast enveloped the craft as it stood upright on a test stand, before massive plumes of flames and smoke mushroomed into the night sky, video footage late Wednesday showed. The incident shook windows and rattled dishes, according to local media reports. It was the first Starship failure in years during a ground test.
The rocket appeared to be undergoing a routine “static fire test” of its engines. A static fire test is a pre-launch procedure in which a rocket’s engines are fired while the rocket remains securely held down on the ground — essentially a rehearsal for the real launch, allowing engineers to test the rocket’s systems without sending it into space.
Starship was in the process of loading cryogenic propellant for a static fire when “a sudden energetic event” led to its complete loss, SpaceX said Thursday in a statement. Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized tank containing gaseous nitrogen in Starship’s nose cone area, according to the company.
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