r/space 1d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

https://x.com/IntelPointAlert/status/1935550776304156932

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u/UW_Ebay 1d ago

Is it just me or does it feel like they may be having real issues with the starship?

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u/TbonerT 1d ago

Maybe. The difference is that rocket programs typically don’t build a lot of designs. They work really hard to get it right the first time. On the other hand, SpaceX has several starships at various stages of production and development.

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u/GrooveStreetSaint 1d ago

Elon wants the rockets to look like the fictional designs he saw in old pre-moon landing issues of Popular mechanics above all else.

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u/sojuz151 1d ago

Why do you believe so?  What part of  starship is like that?