SpaceX loses its Starship rocket on test flight during live coverage

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches the eighth flight test of Starship. It will attempt to release four mock Starling satellites and if successful, it would mark the first time the vehicle has deployed a payload.

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[cd]

Maybe if they fire 80% if their staff, they might have explosions only once a week.

[burtongs]

"Loss of attitude control". Perfect metaphor to Elon as a person.

[robertball]

Musk spells "efficiency:" F A I L U R E

[sgriffith]

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!!! Tanking like Tesla.

[pb]

I think Elon should go on the next test flight…

[jgusr]

They need to send an email of 5 things they did last week

[briang]

Their definition of success is different than most.

[Ookmongani]

SpaceX splashed another enormously expensive rocket due to "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly"
This folks, is why
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Never does Anything on "The Cheap"!
You get what you pay for, and when it comes to human lives, what price are you willing to pay?

[GT]

The graphic spinning around looks like my door dash driver looking for my address 😂

[Onlyme-ji]

Next time, make sure to have Elon and Trump inside

[mikeewin]

I told Elon to stop using ketamine as fuel!

[freakinchrist]

Good. Thousands of air travelers affected. Stop this nonsense.

[richardm]

The ship made a "KABOOM" maneuver. Congrats Musky!

[ibdam]

Maybe if you had DEI employees your rocket would work.

[WildwoodStudioByBrittanyTaylor]

That guy is so bummed. His voice in the end. 😂

[hashbash]

billion of tax funded dollars going poof. this is just insane.

[unheilbargut]

Thankfully Musk isn‘t using taxpayers money for this crap. Oh, wait… 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[ertamura]

Great! More garbage into space or ... do they know where the ship is? Is it coming back to Earth at an "undisclosed" location? 😂😂🤔

[Heartlandohio]

In other words, more space junk and a fail.

[googleman]

Zee rocket has exploded mein Fuhrer...