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Mike Wall

SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says

The two stages of SpaceX's Starship megarocket separate during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16, 2025.

The explosion that destroyed the upper stage of SpaceX's Starship vehicle yesterday (Jan. 16) was likely caused by a leak, Elon Musk said.

Starship launched yesterday afternoon from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, kicking of the seventh flight test of the 403-foot-tall (123 meters) megarocket.

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