Elon Musk’s SpaceX starship tumbled out of control after launch in Texas on Tuesday and the first-stage Super Heavy booster exploded shortly before the craft’s planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
Fuel leaks on the upper-stage vehicle caused it to spin uncontrollably before its planned re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere. SpaceX confirmed that Starship broke apart during re-entry.
It was the third straight major problem in a Starship launch that SpaceX has repeatedly characterized as a valuable learning experience.
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