SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes minutes after lift-off

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SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest rocket, exploded on Thursday, minutes after it lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas.

"As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation," SpaceX said, adding that teams will continue to review data and work toward the next flight test.
#usa

[okman]

It wasn't a 'failure" But a
"Rapid unscheduled disassembly"

[sinnieleeonUtube]

It exploded at the exact time they expected it to and that was just "icing on the cake".

[fufu]

whats truly astounding is the American ability to spin any failure into a success. absolutely remarkable

[danieltam]

"Everything after clearing the tower was icing on the cake...." Upon hearing such a spin, my head spun faster than the tumbling rocket at the moment.
I say "Let them eat their cake with or without the icing."

[corneliusrupert]

Rocket Explodes: People start cheering!
Me:

[kingmaker]

😂 Superb, It should be renamed as fireworks X

[watb]

it cost 3 billion for the fireworks. what a beautiful sight. the space junk jeopardized flight from other countries.

[aungaisum]

Americans are beginning to go nuts. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[gorillakinkon]

"everything was an icing on a cake" they said.

[teckmenglee]

If the rocket can lift off the platform, then everything else is Icing on the cake? All that effort, cost, fuel and pollution just to test the lift-off? what a waste.

[theoracle]

What an aweful success!
The host: Everything after clearing the tower was icing on the cake." I learned in school, " Never count your chickens before they are hatched."

[marymaryzhang]

well congratulations on the explosion! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[tondematongo]

Amazing how failure has another meaning in the US.

[thndrngest]

They strangely clapped and cheered on an obvious failure, this is not a normal emotional response but a collectively fabricated reaction . So dumb.

[KnowL-oopo]

China was truly a world power by 2017 and by 2057 china will have the greatest sputnik moment in history.

[MNillumination]

symbolic for the country where it was made.

[cammm]

LMAO, everything after clearing the tower is icing on the cake. What a ridiculous comment.

[LoneRexLapis]

Icing on the cake...but not on the rocket. Problem is 6 engines failed right from the start. and this test did nothing that wasn't done better 50 years ago.

[auraron]

No wonder there is no free health care in America

[maxdc]

Why were the spectators clapping when the spaceship explodes? Is that some sort of achievement ? I don't get it. 😅