SpaceX’s second test flight of its Starship spacecraft \u2014 which it hopes will one day ferry humans to the moon and Mars \u2014 ended in an explosion Saturday morning minutes after taking off from the company’s spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nThe booster experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly shortly after stage separation while Starship’s engines fired for several minutes on its way to space<\/p>\n
\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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