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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

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Video. SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes during seventh test launch

Updated: 17/01/2025 - 11:24 GMT+1

Elon Musk's company said Starship broke apart, what it called a "rapid unscheduled disassembly".

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