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New Starship Booster Suffers Explosion During Prelaunch Testing

The booster for the latest version of SpaceX’s Starship rocket suffered an internal explosion during pre-launch testing at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, early on Friday, November 21. This footage ...
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Watch: Big explosion rocks Musk's SpaceX as new rocket blasts during testing

A major SpaceX test campaign suffered a setback on Friday when a new Starship Super Heavy booster was damaged by a powerful explosion during ground checks in South Texas. The vehicle, known as Booster ...
Reuters

First SpaceX booster for upgraded Starship fails during test in Texas

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A towering first-stage booster for an upgraded version of SpaceX's Starship rocket suffered a predawn testing failure in Texas on Friday, potentially complicating the ...
The New York Times

New Weapons Testing Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Energy Secretary Says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs The ...
Los Angeles Times

U.S. plans for nuclear weapons testing won’t include explosions, Energy secretary says

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Trump will not ...