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SpaceX Starship Explodes

A SpaceX Starship prototype rocket exploded on landing after an experimental launch in Texas. The...

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18.38 3 Feb 2021


SpaceX Starship Explodes


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18.38 3 Feb 2021


A SpaceX Starship prototype rocket exploded on landing after an experimental launch in Texas.

The Starship SN9 launched successfully but blew up on its final descent in Boca Chica on Tuesday, in a repeat of an accident that destroyed previous test rocket the SN8 in December.

Newstalk's Shane Hannon took Kieran through what happened, and what it means for the future of space.


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