SpaceX: Mars ship prototype explodes after first intact landing
by Agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#5EXCW)
Elon Musk's last two prototypes reached similarly high altitude, but crash-landed in fireballs
SpaceX's futuristic Starship looked like it aced a touchdown Wednesday, but then exploded on the landing pad with so much force that it was hurled into the air.
The failure occurred just minutes after SpaceX declared success. Two previous test flights crash-landed in fireballs.
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