Starship Explosion: How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Got Here | WSJ Timeline

Elon Musk’s Starship exploded minutes into its first attempt at its first flight into space, but the fiery ending wasn’t entirely unexpected for SpaceX. CEO Musk is calling the launch a success despite the explosion as the spacecraft manufacturer continues with its high space-exploration ambitions.

Here’s what led up to Starship’s inaugural flight, and what the explosion could mean for SpaceX going forward.

0:00 What Elon Musk's latest Starship test means for the rocket's future
0:43 Why Starship is important to the future of space travel
2:00 SpaceX’s trial and error method: why crashes aren’t necessarily bad for the company
4:05 Starship’s first test flight using both Super Heavy and the main spacecraft: what happened?

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