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SpaceX’s Starship explodes during first test flight

The rocket with Starship still attached began to tumble and then exploded, plummeting into the Gulf of Mexico.

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VIDEO COURTESY AP
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SPACEX VIA AP

This undated photo provided by SpaceX shows the company's Starship rocket at the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.
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A tour boat passes SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, was it prepares to launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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Jose Cabrera, a technician with SpaceX, waits as the SpaceX Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, prepares for launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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SpaceX's Starship turns after its launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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SpaceX's Starship breaks up after its launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.
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Starship is the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, jutting almost 400 feet into the South Texas sky.

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