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Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames
A SpaceX Raptor engine, designed for the Starship rocket, exploded during a test. The incident raises concerns about the future of Starship.
In a tweet accompanying a clip from the footage, NASASpaceflight wrote, “The raptor testing stand at McGregor experienced an anomaly a few moments ago. SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship is the world’s most powerful rocket thanks to 33 Raptor engines attached to the Super Heavy first stage. ABOUT THE EDITOR Chris Young Chris Young is a journalist, copywriter, blogger and tech geek at heart who’s reported on the likes of the Mobile World Congress, written for Lifehack, The Culture Trip, Flydoscope and some of the world’s biggest tech companies, including NEC and Thales, about robots, satellites and other world-changing innovations.
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