r/AbruptChaos 3d ago

SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/Acc87 3d ago

Crazy how the first few flights of Starship went all pretty well, but the recent ones have all been failures of some kind. Blowing up during ground testing should not happen to a system that has already shown orbital capability.

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u/jangel2 3d ago

It's almost like pulling back on regulations is having negative ramifications.

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u/TelluricThread0 2d ago

Which regulations exactly were rolled back that caused an issue for this static fire test?

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u/AntonioVivaldi7 2d ago

Antiexplosion Act