SpaceX Starship Has “Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly”

CNN reports:

SpaceX just took to the social media platform X to rehash what happened today: Starship experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” That’s a favored SpaceX euphemism for an explosion or unplanned destruction of a launch vehicle.

It’s not clear how, when or why the Starship spacecraft exploded. The vehicle is equipped with a “flight termination system,” which is designed to blow the vehicle to smithereens if it begins to veer off course.

Breaking it apart is designed to ensure that large chunks of the rocket don’t pose a threat to people or property. We saw that self destruct feature in action on SpaceX’s first couple Starship test flights.

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Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn. Teams will continue to review data

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