SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire, debris trails near Caribbean

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SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

The 400-foot Starship the world's biggest and most powerful rocket launched from the southern tip of Texas on a test flight early Thursday evening.

SpaceX's Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall.

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Topics: Turks and caicos Blue origin Spaceflight Jeff bezos Indian ocean Elon musk Liftoff incident Starship failure Flaming debris Federal aviation administration Spacex Starlink satellites Starship test flight Texas launch Starship breakup Booster failure Fire cause Nasa artemis

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Published On: 2025-01-17 @ 22:12:27 (7 hours ago)

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