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SpaceX Has Finally Figured Out Why Starship Exploded, And The Reason Is Utterly Embarrassing (www.planetearthandbeyond.co)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For the uninitiated: The front fell off

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Chance in a million!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You mean, for the shaking to cause an explosion? #tffo

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Well there are a lot of these Starships exploding all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Elon has enough humility to feel embarrassed.