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Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes in second test flight | CNN (www.cnn.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

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[–] volleyballcrocodile 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does this outcome just litter the Gulf with debris and pollutants or what?

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's pretty much all rocket launches that aren't Falcon 9 right now, all over the oceans.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the Gulf has plenty of steel in it already, and the liquid methane and oxygen probably isn't getting there, not that they'd be an issue really. It's a non-issue compared to shipping, for example.

[–] volleyballcrocodile 2 points 1 year ago

Interesting, thanks.

[–] mack7400 -4 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't be surprised if it struck London.