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SpaceX's String of Starship Failures Continues With Massive Rocket Explosion
- SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded late Wednesday night during an engine test at its Starbase facility in Texas, causing fires and debris scatter.
- This incident follows four Starship failures in six months, including mid-flight breakups in January, March, and May due to loss of control or propellant leaks.
- Starship, a 400-foot tall fully reusable vehicle with 39 engines, aims for interplanetary travel and Mars colonization, making these tests critical for SpaceX’s ambitions.
- SpaceX confirmed no injuries, stated all personnel are safe, and cited potential failure of a pressurized nitrogen tank as initial cause, calling it the first for this design.
- SpaceX is analyzing the data to improve future tests while the FAA approved increasing annual Starship launches from five to 25, despite environmental concerns.
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Starship's recent explosion will not hinder Falcon 9 launches
Earlier this week, SpaceX suffered a major setback again in its Starship development program with the total loss of Ship 36. In good news, the potential failure of the COPV that is in Starship will not affect Falcon 9’s historic launch cadence. more…
SpaceX has suffered another painful blow to its Starship program, NASA has postponed an expedition to the International Space Station due to a leak, Europe is considering cooperation on Bezos' future space station . . . This and more in the 203rd Space Weekly.
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