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SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank
The 171-foot-tall (52-meter-tall) vehicle exploded on a test stand at SpaceX's Starbase site late Wednesday night (June 18) as the company was preparing to ignite its six Raptor engines in a "static fire" trial. A day later, SpaceX narrowed in on a likely cause.
The huge blast enveloped the craft as it stood upright at Starbase, before massive plumes of flames and smoke mushroomed into ...
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on ...
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