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SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test


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SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk's company said Starship broke apart — what it called a "rapid unscheduled disassembly.

The article from MSN discusses SpaceX's latest Starship test where the company attempted to catch a rocket booster at the launch pad. During this test, SpaceX successfully launched the Starship, but encountered issues when trying to recover the Super Heavy booster. The booster was caught by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms, but the test resulted in the loss of the spacecraft. Specifically, after the booster was secured, the spacecraft experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" (RUD), SpaceX's term for an explosion. This incident occurred during what was intended to be a demonstration of the company's ability to rapidly reuse rocket components, highlighting both the progress and the challenges in SpaceX's ambitious plans for reusable rocket technology.

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