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2025-06-19 Science & Technology

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Posted by 3dc 2025-06-19 03:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [201 views ] Top

#1 SpaceX
@SpaceX
On Wednesday, June 18 at approximately 11 p.m. CT, the Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase. A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for.
Our Starbase team is actively working to safe the test site and the immediate surrounding area in conjunction with local officials. There are no hazards to residents in surrounding communities, and we ask that individuals do not attempt to approach the area while safing operations continue
10:37 PM · Jun 18, 2025

Posted by 3dc 2025-06-19 03:16|| 2025-06-19 03:16|| Front Page Top

#2 SpaceX Starship bursts into gigantic ball of flames after explosion at test site in Texas

There are no hazards to residents in surrounding communities

The environmental impact of rocket launches: The 'dirty' and the 'green'

Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-19 04:00|| 2025-06-19 04:00|| Front Page Top

#3 It was a Great Ball of Fire.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-06-19 07:42|| 2025-06-19 07:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Earth-shattering kaboom?

Posted by HeavyG 2025-06-19 08:35|| 2025-06-19 08:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Test it over Iran.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-19 08:52|| 2025-06-19 08:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Don’t breathe in those vaporized silica tiles😬

Posted by Difar Dave 2025-06-19 08:59|| 2025-06-19 08:59|| Front Page Top

#7 StarShip on a test stand in the test area Not launch pad just totally blew up! Even worse it is right on the edge of the Rio Grande river with a bad part of Mexico just across from it. It could be an accident. It could be a gun shot. It could be anything. As to day/night.. they work 24 hours/day there. I like what Musk is trying to do but would never ever work for him. There are rattle snakes up a 6 inches thick there, with all sorts of dangerous critters like alligators and even rumors of jaguars. The area where that test pad is used to be a gun range.

Posted by 3dc 2025-06-19 11:38|| 2025-06-19 11:38|| Front Page Top

#8 High speed cameras showed the conflagration started at the header tanks in the nose and unzipped down along a weld.

At least it didn't detonate so there should be relatively light damage to the GSE.

Posted by Difar Dave 2025-06-19 16:06|| 2025-06-19 16:06|| Front Page Top

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