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Starship mishap: Elon Musk's woes continue with huge explosion before flight 10
The last three Starship flight tests ended with explosions. Now, Starship has exploded before even leaving the launch pad.
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FAA closes probe into SpaceX's Starship explosion in January
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed its probe into the Jan. 16 explosion of a SpaceX Starship that rained debris across several Caribbean islands, delayed 255 commercial flights and ...
Starship cleared to fly as soon as Monday even as explosion probe continues
but the FAA confirmed Starship wreckage struck at least one vehicle. Since then, SpaceX has modified the rocket’s fuel ...
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SpaceX stands down from launch of its Starship rocket
The explosion sent debris ... the rocket during the probe. On Friday, the agency cleared Starship to return to flight but said its investigation remains open. SpaceX’s own investigation found ...
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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic
A SpaceX Starship spacecraft ... where exactly the vehicle exploded during Thursday’s mission. But the explosion was visible from parts of Florida and over the Caribbean, according to reports ...
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US grounds SpaceX's Starship rocket pending probe
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship pending an investigation ... a request to return to flight before the probe is finished if it completes a filing that ...
India Today20h
SpaceX rocket explodes during testing, no casualties reported
A SpaceX rocket exploded during a flight test at the company's base. The incident, involving Ship 36, occurred during a ...
Mashable23d
SpaceX's ninth Starship test flight ends in another explosion
SpaceX's ninth Starship test flight ended abruptly on Tuesday when the rocket experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" — the company's favourite euphemism for "exploded." It's the third ...
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SpaceX Starship explodes during test flight, causing ground stops at four Florida airports
It was the second failure in a row for the company, following a Starship explosion in January during the probe’s seventh test flight. SpaceX acknowledged the failed launch in a post to X.
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SpaceX faces US regulatory probe after Starship rocket explodes
SpaceX has been ordered to pause launches of its Starship rocket while the company and the Federal Aviation Administration probe the cause of an explosion shortly after lift-off in Texas on ...