Back at SpaceX, Musk Vows to Ramp Up Launches After Explosion
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The mid-flight explosion of SpaceX 's Starship — its third consecutive setback — underscores the daunting challenges Elon Musk faces in achieving his lofty space ambitions as the world's richest person pledges to scale back his political work in Washington to focus on his business empire.
When SpaceX's Starship thundered off the South Texas launchpad late Tuesday, employees cheered the world's largest and most powerful rocket's ability to surpass the previous two flawed missions. But halfway into the flight, the stainless-steel rocket exploded after leaking propellant and spinning out of control.
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