Space X rocket exploded on the launch pad

[Demovictory9]

At 1 hour 56 minutes on video

https://www.youtube.com/live/WKwWclAKYa0

[benpollard]

1. Ooops!

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. Too bad Elon!

[OnlinePoker]

3. Just to be pedantic, it was the test pad at Massey's, not the launch pad at Boca Chica. n/t

[UTUSN]

10. AI Overview

"SpaceX's Massey Outpost, often called Massey's, is a rocket testing facility located within Starbase, near Boca Chica, Texas. Specifically, it's situated on a bend in the Rio Grande River, close to the U.S.-Mexico border. The site is used for various tests, including cryogenic testing of Starships and boosters, structural tests, and static fire tests. It's a relatively new addition to the Starbase complex, developed on land formerly occupied by Massey's Gun Shop and Range according to Starbase Brewing. "

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

4. Wow, it's like someone took a chainsaw to the fuel tank!

[Emile]

5. That's what happens when you privatize NASA.

[harumph]

6. symptom of quiet quitting?

seems to happen when the overall ethos goes to shit.

[BannonsLiver]

7. I really hate to see that.

[UTUSN]

8. MUSKspeak, "major anomaly" translates as big boom, near perfect record of 9

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-spacex-starship-explosion-texas-launch-site/

Video shows SpaceX Starship explosion at Texas launch site

.... The Starship "experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase," SpaceX's launch site in Texas, the company said on X. ....

Video from LabPadre, the company that monitors SpaceX activities at Starbase, appears to show two major explosions — the first near the rocket's nose, and the second on the left side of the spacecraft. The Starship was being filled with liquid oxygen and high-energy methane fuel at the time the detonations happened. ....

SpaceX has launched nine Super Heavy-Starship test flights over the last 2 years, with the first three ending with explosions or breakups and the next three being partially successful. The next two resulted in explosions and the most recent flight, in May, reached its trajectory but broke up during atmospheric entry after spinning out of control. ,,,,,

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[Buns_of_Fire]

13. It experienced a RUD*

*Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. (This time, with fireworks!)

So, when is Elon X scheduled to take a test ride? Mars is out there, just waiting to be impregnated!

[UTUSN]

14. Yeah, this calls for micro managing observation, him and KRASNOV ride!

[ananda]

9. It's just another toy in the space-toy box.

These billionaire toddlers love to play with
things that should belong to the government
for oversight.

None of that exists in any part of the Fed now.

[PCIntern]

11. The commentators...wow.

So Musk is in the bomb-making business now.

[Jit423]

12. Maybe the immigrants working on SpaceX were deported or arrested?