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* ElonMusk’s Starship – built to go to Mars – blew up during its first orbital launch
* The two stages failed to separate after taking off – no details have been shared
Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starship exploded into a ball of fire on 4/20 during its second failed orbital launch in a week.
The world’s most powerful rocket – which was not manned – lifted off the pad in Southern Texas and cleared the launchpad, which was its first milestone.
But it began tumbling four minutes into the flight as it prepared to separate the Super Heavy booster from Starship.
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WNU Editor: Back to the drawing board.
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