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SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch

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Thursday, SpaceX got its huge Starship rocket off the ground, but just minutes into its test flight, it exploded.

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The company, which is run by billionaire Elon Musk, called the blast a "rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation."

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Thursday, there was a short delay in the launch, which took place on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

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It's not clear if the rocket blew up because of the technology problems that caused the delay.

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Starship is described as a "transportation system that can be used over and over again."

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This was the second time SpaceX tried to launch the rocket. This week, technology problems stopped a launch that was supposed to happen.

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