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Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes in second test flight | CNN(www.cnn.com)

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

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Didn’t the N1 have a massive launch pad failure that we still don’t know how many people it killed?

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Can’t find any reference to anyone dying or getting injured, but in terms of pad damage it definitely takes the cake.

The first Starship may have put a hole in the pad, but the N1 obliterated it.

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