SpaceX Rocket Bursts Into Flames During Indian Ocean Landing – Video

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SpaceX Rocket Bursts Into Flames During Indian Ocean Landing – Video The Starship V3 blasts off from the SpaceX launch base in Texas on Friday. (photo: Steve Nesius/Reuters)

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight on Friday. It was an upgraded version of the spacecraft Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. It blasted off from the southern tip of Texas, carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites that were released midway through the hour-long flight that stretched halfway around the world. Despite some engine trouble, the spacecraft reached its final destination in the Indian Ocean where it erupted into flames on impact. The fire was not unexpected, according to SpaceX

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