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By Marc Menendez-Roche • Updated: 07 Mar 2025 • 8:13 • 1 minute read
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3). This image is for illustration purposes and does not show the Starship rocket that exploded.SpaceX Starship explosion: Disaster for Musk’s Mars programme?Credit: Shutterstock, Capturing Images
SpaceX’s colossal Starship rocket has once again met a fiery end, tumbling out of the sky just minutes after launch and sprinkling wreckage far from its Texan pad.
Thursday, March 6’s ill-fated test flight came nearly two months after a similar incident sent flaming fragments cascading over the Turks and Caicos. This time, debris rained down on Florida after the enormous craft spiralled out of control and broke apart.
A towering launch, a turbulent tumble
The 403-foot (123-metre) Starship blasted off from SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, 6 March 2025. Initially, it seemed on course for success: the first-stage booster flew back and was snatched mid-air at the pad by SpaceX’s famed giant robotic arms – a remarkable feat of engineering. However, the spacecraft above was not so lucky. As it barrelled eastwards, engines began to shut down, causing the vehicle to enter an out-of-control spin. Ground controllers lost contact just moments later.
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Marc Menendez-Roche
Marc is a writer, teacher, and language enthusiast. With a background in business and legal communication and an interest in educational neuroscience, Marc has spent over a decade teaching and writing. Now, as part of the team at Euro Weekly News, Marc enjoys diving into entertaining topics and stories that matter to the community. When he’s not writing, Marc loves practising martial arts, playing football, cooking up a storm in the kitchen, or spending quality time with friends and family, but above all, Marc enjoys spending time with his son, Macson.
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