Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship broke up just 10 minutes after launch. The Starship caught fire after losing contact with Earth on Thursday. This is the second Starship explosion this year.<\/p>\n
After the Starship caught fire, debris began to spread into the sky. Flights in and around Florida were temporarily suspended.<\/p>\n
Exactly two months ago, another Starship exploded in a similar way. This is being marked as the second failure of SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, a close ally of US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
The 403-foot rocket was launched at 6:30 pm local time from Boca Chica, Texas. There were no problems in the first part of the launch. The booster successfully separated from the rocket and descended towards Earth. A crane caught it midway.<\/p>\n
But within a short time, the rest of the Starship began to spin. Multiple engines stopped. “Unfortunately, the same thing happened last time. We’re getting a little bit of practice,” SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said at a live event.<\/p>\n
Musk had said he would accelerate his spaceflight program by 2025. The two failures could have a negative impact on that plan. In January, a rocket broke up eight minutes after launch. Its debris was seen falling over the Caribbean islands, causing minor damage to a car in the Turks and Caicos Islands.<\/p>\n
Elon Musk has announced plans to send humans to Mars by the end of this decade, and Starship is a key part of that plan.<\/p>\n
The Federal Aviation Administration has asked SpaceX to investigate the incident to ensure it doesn’t happen again in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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