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Josh Dinner

Watch SpaceX Starship megarocket explode in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'

SpaceX's giant Starship Super Heavy booster explodes after separating from its upper stage during the company's second flight test on Nov. 18, 2023.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — SpaceX's giant Starship has met another explosive end. SpaceX's next-generation megarocket — the largest ever built — launched on its second-ever test flight on Saturday (Nov. 18), a highly anticipated jaunt that took the giant vehicle to space for the first time, but it didn't last long. Shortly after stage separation, the rocket's massive Super Heavy booster exploded, with the Starship upper-stage vehicle itself detonating before reaching its target altitude in what SpaceX called a "rapid unscheduled disassembly." 

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