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SpaceX launch test at Boca Chica goes horribly wrong

SpaceX launch test at Boca Chica goes horribly wrong

21st Nov 2019

Things don’t always go according to plan when it comes to rockets, which is why so much testing is done.

SpaceX experienced the perfect example of things not going according to plan yesterday when the top blew off one of its rockets during launch testing.

The top of SpaceX's first Starship rocket bursts during testing, while partially assembled at the company's Texas launch facility.

Video credit: @LabPadre https://t.co/ZXxesWB61n pic.twitter.com/o0yCaBcae5
— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) November 20, 2019

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