The Starship’s seventh test flight ended in an explosion when the vehicle’s upper stage “experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn” over the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX chief Elon Musk posted a video of the event, with debris streaking across and lighting up the sky. During the company’s webcast, Dan Huot from SpaceX’s communications team said they “saw engines dropping out on telemetry” by the end of the ascent burn and that they ultimately lost contact with the Ship, which is what the company calls the vehicle’s upper stage. SpaceX
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