SpaceX Starship explodes again, this time on the ground
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Summary
SpaceX was preparing Ship 36 for a static fire test in preparation for the Starship’s 10th flight test when the incident occurred.
The test never started, as the explosion happened while the propellant was being loaded; a 30-minute process.
The explosion was audible and flames were visible up to two hours after the incident, according to YouTube feeds, and fire departments attended the scene.
The cause of the explosion and the damage caused are unknown.
This is the fourth such incident this year, following explosions during the seventh, eighth and ninth Starship flight tests.
SpaceX is yet to confirm whether the incident was a hardware or human error, but no one was injured.
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