20 h. ago Elon Musk jokes that it's 'just a scratch' as his SpaceX Starship rocket bursts into a gigantic ball of flames during explosion at test site in Texas

Elon Musk has made light of the latest SpaceX test, which ended with the enormous rocket exploding on the launch pad.

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20 h. ago SpaceX rocket explodes in new setback to Elon Musk’s Mars project

Starship 36 was preparing for 10th test flight from Texas when it underwent ‘catastrophic failure’ while on standOne of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships has exploded during a routine test in Texas, authorities said, in the latest setback to the billionaire’s dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.The Starship 36 underwent “catastrophic failure and exploded” at the Starbase launch facility shortly after 11pm on Wednesday (0400 GMT Thursday), a Facebook post by the Cameron County authorities said. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago SpaceX Starship rocket explodes into massive fireball in 'major anomaly' before 10th test flight

Elon Musk's SpaceX has been hit with yet another setback with its Starship rocket – this time before it even left the launch site

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23 h. ago Watch: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket engulfed by flames in explosion

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine test on Wednesday (18 June) at Starbase, the company’s launch site in Texas.

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24 h. ago SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in dramatic fireball after ‘major anomaly’

A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded on Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky.

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24 h. ago SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported

A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas has exploded, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky

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25 h. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship explodes into flames at test site

An explosion occured at the SpaceX Starship test site in Texas on Wednesday night, with the flare bursting into flames at around 11pm local time

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25 h. ago SpaceX Starship bursts into gigantic ball of flames after explosion at test site in Texas

The Starship 36 rocket was undergoing a static fire test at around 11pm when shocking footage shows its nose suddenly bursts open - causing the screen to momentarily flash white.

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25 h. ago SpaceX Starship bursts into flames after explosion at test site in Texas

In shocking footage the SpaceX rocket's nose suddenly bursts open - causing the screen to momentarily flash white, seconds later clouds of dark smoke filled the night sky

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1 week ago Blow by blow, how Elon Musk tore apart friendship with Trump with one bombshell post after another on X, from endorsing his impeachment to wild claims about Jeffrey Epstein

The public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk resembles a dispute between two children in the playground - except one is the leader of the free world and the other the world's richest man

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2 w. ago FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out

The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into the out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX

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3 w. ago Namibia holds its first genocide remembrance day to mark mass killings by colonial ruler Germany

Namibia has marked the mass killings of Indigenous people by former colonial ruler Germany in the early 20th century with its first genocide remembrance day

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3 w. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control and tears apart

Onboard fuel leaks caused the unmanned vessel to spin uncontrollably as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere

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3 w. ago SpaceX Starship megarocket blows up again in another blow to Elon Musk's dream of colonizing Mars

SpaceX 's Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean in a fiery failure, delivering another setback to Elon Musk 's ambitious plan to colonize Mars.

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3 w. ago SpaceX Starship spins out of control in shock footage before falling apart during flight

The SpaceX Starship leaked fuel, spun out of control, and made an uncontrolled re-entry after flying halfway around the world, likely disintegrating over the Indian Ocean

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3 w. ago Musk blasts Trump's spending bill for 'undermining' DOGE and claims D.C. treated them as 'whipping boys'

The world's richest man switched out his MAGA cap and black blazer for an 'Occupy Mars ' t-shirt as he returned to his roots to launch a SpaceX Starship on Tuesday night.

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3 w. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control and explodes in third major setback

The latest failure comes amid mounting problems for Elon Musk

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3 w. ago Watch: SpaceX Starship spins out of control in Elon Musk’s latest test flight

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket spun out of control around halfway through its flight on Tuesday, 27 May, without achieving some of its most important testing goals.

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3 w. ago Musk's bromance with Trump officially OVER as he blasts White House for 'undermining' him and treating DOGE as 'whipping boys'

The world's richest man switched out his MAGA cap and black blazer for an 'Occupy Mars ' t-shirt as he returned to his roots to launch a SpaceX Starship on Tuesday night.

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3 w. ago SpaceX mega rocket explodes as Musk admits he spent 'too much time on politics'

The Starship rocket was SpaceX's ninth test flight - and every one has ended in disaster. Elon Musk has admitted he has "probably spent a bit too much time on politics"

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