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		hersko on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after laun... This was pretty much expected. This flight was to gather data and not much else.

jjoonathan on April 20, 2023 [–]

I hope it wasn't hydraulic steering that failed, because that's the part that was already obsolete = nothing to learn. Ah well.

It didn't destroy the launch tower, and that's what counts!

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