– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2025
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SpaceX’s launch from the Texas coast on Thursday saw its Starship capsule explode… making the rocket look like a meteor shower.
Elon shared a video of the missile splintering and falling to the ground… which is what people in the Turks and Caicos Islands saw when they looked up at the sky.
The explosion occurred about 9 minutes after launch, after separation from the very heavy rocket.
Elon has a very rosy outlook, posting… “Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!” The spacecraft would eventually have astronauts but there was no one on board this time.
SpaceX lost all communications with the rocket and said: “The spacecraft experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly as it burned during ascent.” The nerd talks about a rocket exploding into a million pieces.
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The launch wasn’t all bad… the Super Heavy rocket basically flew in reverse back to Earth… back to the launch pad, where it was caught by the launcher and held up by the tower arms.
Elon says SpaceX will learn from the explosion and make adjustments for the next launch… and says an oxygen/fuel leak appears to be the culprit here.
The goal of the spacecraft is to transport humans to Mars one day… but we are not there yet!!!
