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SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket exploded minutes after a test launch.

Unscheduled disassembly. now, this was a development test. this is the first test flight of starship. and the goal was to gather the data, and as we said, clear the pad and get ready to go again. despite the explosion, they were still celebrating at spacex hq. elon musk, the companys ceo, set expectations low. just getting the rocket off the ground was a major milestone. he tweeted. .. "congrats, spacex team, on an exciting test launch of starship. learned a lot for the next test launch in a few...

SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket exploded minutes after a test launch.

Learned a lot for the next test launch in a few months." starship has been in development for years, and the plan is for it to take people to the moon and eventually mars. its radically different from other rockets. this is the starship launch system. it stands 120 metres tall — thats nearly 400 feet. it has two main parts. at the bottom is the superheavy booster, which has a huge number of engines — 33 of them. above this is the starship spacecraft. this can carry cargo or crew. spacex says...

SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket exploded minutes after a test launch.

Ignition. two, one... ..as the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built gets ready to fly. we have lift—off. starship slowly pushed up into the sky. so far, so good. a few minutes into the flight, it was time for the bottom part of the rocket to separate. but starship started tumbling, and then this happened... applause. starship just experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly. now, this was a development test. this is the first test flight of starship. and the goal was to gather the data...

A few minutes into the flight, it was time for the bottom part of the rocket to separate. but starship started tumbling, and then this happened... applause. starship just experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly. now, this was a development test. this is the first test flight of starship. and the goal was to gather the data, and as we said, clear the pad and get ready to go again. despite the explosion, they were still celebrating at spacex ho. elon musk, the company�*s ceo, set expectatio...

Going to receive from that flight. >> reporter: musks company has its eyes on eventually sending people to the moon and mars. spacex is working with a $3 billion nasa contract. there have been some dramatic explosions. but today the nasa administrator congratulated the company. "every great achievement throughout history has demanded some level of calculated risk," he wrote, "because with great risk comes great reward." musk spoke about risk with nbc news in 2021. >> this is -- space is risky. m...

Austin and the nation are commemorating 10 years since the marathon of bombing that killed three people and injured hundreds more in the racist finish line. brothers the two homemade bombs. he was killed days later and was sentenced and remains behind bars. spacex plans to test launch was it bills as the most powerful rocket ever built as soon as monday. that the faa has granted approval for the starship will travel around the world from texas to hawaii. billionaire elon musk plants use the rock...

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