Space X Explosion!

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SpaceX’s latest test of its Starship rocket, the world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle, ended in dramatic fashion on Thursday as the upper stage disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean.

The test, conducted from SpaceX‘s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, saw the Super Heavy booster perform a successful controlled descent, marking a partial success. However, the upper stage encountered a propulsion anomaly approximately 10 minutes into the flight, leading to its failure.

Elon Musk, never one to shy away from commenting on technical setbacks, posted a video of the explosion on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, “Success is uncertain, but entertainment is

Preliminary findings suggest the explosion was caused by an oxygen/fuel leak in a cavity above the engine firewall, resulting in a fire that overwhelmed the venting system, Musk said.