SpaceX Booster Explodes With Trump Watching [Video]

The New York Times reports:

SpaceX’s latest test flight of its Starship vehicle got off to a sobering start as the company was unable to recover the enormous booster stage of the rocket, the most powerful ever built. Instead of snapping back into its original place on the tower it lifted off from at a South Texas site, as it did in October, the booster performed a smoky splashdown into the Gulf of Mexico minutes after launch.

Trump observed the flight’s start from a nearby location. It’s not unusual for a test launch to not achieve all of its objectives. But after a successful test flight last month, SpaceX’s most recent attempt was a setback and suggests the company has some work left to do as it works toward rapid

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