SpaceX’s Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight
One of the Rockets of SpaceX exploded in a test in Texas late on Wednesday night, as the company prepared for the tenth test trip of the heavy missile system.
“All employees are safe and accountable,” Spacex said in a post on X, and claimed that “there are no risks for residents in the surrounding societies,” said Spacex. The company said in a subsequent update on Thursday that the initial analysis indicates that the explosion was caused by the failure of a “compact tank known as COPV, or compound compressor in Nosecone in the vehicle.
The massive explosion caused damage to the area around the test situation, according to Spacex. But the company said that there were no reported injuries. Spacex was preparing to perform “fixed fire” for the six RAPTOR engines in Starship, and thus the area surrounding the missile was cleared before the explosion.
It is not immediately the effect that this will have on the development of SPACEX for the Starship missile system. A recent consultant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suggested that the tenth test flight occurred as soon as possible. This is likely to be delayed as the company operates through the mistake that occurred on Wednesday night.
“Just scratch.”
SPACEX has spent the past few years in developing the 171 -foot Super Heavy championship, which has an area of 171 feet and which is running in space. The company started in 2025, saying that this year will be “transforming” the program, and the Federal Aviation Administration recently increased the maximum launch of the vehicle in Texas from 5 to 25.
But a jacket, in particular, faced a number of problems this year. The missile exploded unexpectedly during the seventh test trip in January, then again in March. She failed again during her ninth test in May.
Although the missile reached its latest flights in May compared to the previous two tests, it still failed to spread the fake satellites it was carrying on board-a decisive step in the company’s plan to use huge pockets to develop space-based internet service.
Musk confirmed that Spacex is on the right path to try to send a championship to Mars in 2026, giving it the opportunity “50/50” to update the company in May. The company is also developing the largest “version 3” of the spacecraft that, as the Musk claimed, can fly early this year.
This story has been updated with new information from Spacex about what you think is the cause of the explosion.
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2025-06-19 20:19:00
