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SpaceX giant rocket exploded minutes after launch from Texas
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SpaceX giant rocket exploded minutes after launch from Texas

In March 2021, SpaceX, the private space exploration company founded by Elon Musk, suffered a setback when its prototype Starship SN11 rocket exploded minutes after launch from a test facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket's test flight was progressing towards achieving SpaceX's goal of developing a fully reusable spacecraft capable of carrying people and cargo to the Moon, Mars, and beyond when the incident occurred. SpaceX designed the SN11 rocket, a stainless-steel prototype that stood at around 120 feet tall. To be a critical component of the Starship program. A venture that seeks to replace all of its current spacecraft and launch vehicles with a single, reusable system. Three Raptor engines, the same type that will be used on the operational Starship spacecraft, powered the...