Article 5EXC2 SpaceX's Starship SN10 rocket launches, lands, sits there, blows up – video

SpaceX's Starship SN10 rocket launches, lands, sits there, blows up – video

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Elon Musks's Starship rocket has made its first test launch, flight and intact landing - before suddenly exploding minutes later. After a delay to the initial flight, SN10 lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas, reaching an altitude of 10 kilometres, before descending and landing upright, albeit apparently on fire at its base. Three minutes after touchdown and soon after the SpaceX live stream was turned off, the rocket exploded. The landing was at least better than the last two times, where the prototypes crashed down and exploded

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