SpaceX has blown up another Starship mega rocket on a test flight. Nearly two months since the last explosion, SpaceX launched another 403-foot Starship from Texas on Thursday, but lost contact with the spacecraft within minutes.
The SpaceX Starship explosion that occurred on Thursday night is the second this year. Here's what happens next.
Footage of Starship’s explosion, captured from Florida, was shared to X by Trevor Mahlmann. In the 30-second clip, a bright flash is followed by what appears to be an expanding, spiraling cloud in the dusk sky that eventually disperses and fades away.
SpaceX said it lost contact with its massive Starship rocket during its highly anticipated test launch on Thursday evening.
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