Coverage dated April 19, 2023 to April 20, 2023

SpaceX Starship explodes over Gulf of Mexico after liftoff

Headline from 12News Now Beaumont

The Starship test flight ended with a massive explosion above the Gulf of Mexico, minutes after the rocket lifted off from the launch pad.

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas. Live updates. (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    SpaceX's giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    SpaceX's Starship rocket, built for the moon and Mars, lifts off in inaugural test flight (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas on Thursday morning, kicking off the vehicle’s historic first test flight.

  3. Inverse

    "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly": Image Shows the Moment SpaceX's Starship Rocket Exploded (opens Inverse)

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    Inverse's feed description

    SpaceX’s Starship exploded dramatically in midair over the Texas coast on Thursday morning during its first integrated flight test.

  4. Fox5 Atlanta

    Starship explodes: Giant SpaceX rocket fails minutes after launching from Texas (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad.

  5. Investopedia

    SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Explodes Shortly After Takeoff (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Elon Musk's efforts to put a man on the Moon and possibly Mars ended in a mid-flight failure after SpaceX's Starship exploded shortly after taking off on its maiden flight.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after test launch – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Starship, the most powerful rocket system ever built, was designed to send astronauts to the moon, Mars and beyond.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas >> SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight today and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

  8. 12News Now Beaumont

    SpaceX Starship explodes over Gulf of Mexico after liftoff (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The Starship test flight ended with a massive explosion above the Gulf of Mexico, minutes after the rocket lifted off from the launch pad.

  9. The Times of Israel

    SpaceX’s Starship, world’s biggest rocket, explodes during test flight (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  10. New York Post

    Elon Musk’s next-generation Starship explodes on test flight: photos (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket, its 400-foot-tall Starship, on a historic test flight Thursday morning — only for it to explode mid-air just minutes later.

  11. Insider

    Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX for an 'exciting' launch of Starship after the rocket exploded (opens Insider)

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    Starship made its first attempt at space and burst into a fireball on the way. Elon Musk tweeted shortly after the explosion.

  12. KTVZ Bend

    SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight but explodes midair (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launchpad in South Texas at 9:33 a.m. ET Thursday but exploded midair before stage separation. Thursday’s launch marked the vehicle’s historic first test flight.

  13. WHDH Boston

    SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight, but explodes midair (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas on Thursday at...

  14. La Crosse Tribune

    SpaceX giant rocket fails minutes after launching from Texas, explodes midair. Live updates. (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    SpaceX's giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad.

  15. KSNT Topeka

    SpaceX Starship launches, explodes over Gulf of Mexico (opens KSNT Topeka)

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    KSNT Topeka's feed description

    BOCA CHICA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday from Boca Chica Beach, but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad. Elon Musk’s c…

  16. People

    Elon Musk Congratulates SpaceX Team After Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch: 'Learned a Lot' (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    An uncrewed rocket SpaceX launched on Thursday exploded midair just minutes after launch, and Elon Musk says it's been a learning opportunity for the company

  17. New York Post

    Elon Musk congratulates SpaceX team moments after Starship’s explosion (opens New York Post)

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    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk touted his company’s latest launch test of its Starship rocket despite the fact that it blew up mid-air just minutes after takeoff.

  18. Digital Journal

    SpaceX Starship, world's biggest rocket, explodes during first flight test (opens Digital Journal)

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    SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded on Thursday during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to

  19. Philadelphia Inquirer

    SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes shortly after launch (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    SpaceX's Starship rocket lifted off in South Texas on Thursday morning, but exploded minutes later. The company says it's still a win.

  20. amNewYork

    SpaceX giant rocket explodes shortly after Texas launch (opens amNewYork)

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    SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

  21. The Oregonian

    Watch: Uncrewed SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip.

  22. New York Post

    Elon Musk’s Starship explodes midair during first integrated flight test (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship exploded midair Thursday during its first integrated flight test. This is a developing story. Elon Musk reacts to the test flight explosion on Thursday.

  23. ABC 11 Raleigh

    SpaceX giant rocket fails minutes after launching from Texas: WATCH LIVE (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    SpaceX's new rocket, the biggest and most powerful ever built, blasted off on its first test flight, thundering into the South Texas sky.

  24. Insider

    Watch all 5 times SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded in a giant fireball (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    SpaceX's Starship, the mega-rocket from Elon Musk's space exploration company, exploded at its launch today, and it's not the first time.

  25. NPR

    Four minutes into SpaceX's new Starship test flight, it tumbled and exploded (opens NPR)

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    SpaceX's new Starship launched from Texas on a test flight. Four minutes into the mission, it tumbled and exploded. No one was on board the rocket, which is the largest and most powerful ever built.

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