Elon Musk's Starship explodes minutes after first test flight's liftoff

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Elon Musk's Starship explodes minutes after first test flight's liftoff

Elon Musk's Starship explodes minutes after first test flight's liftoff

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Published 21 Apr 2023

BOCA CHICA, Texas, April 20 (Reuters) - SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft exploded minutes after liftoff in an uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Thursday, cutting short a key step in Elon Musk's development of a rocket vessel to eventually take humans to the moon and Mars. The…

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