Elon Musk’s SpaceX spacecraft was captured on camera exploding and falling back down to Earth in its second failed attempt this year to deploy mock satellites.
Sadly, it wasn’t second time lucky this year for SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft which – not even 10 minutes after taking off from Starbase in Texas yesterday (March 3) at 5.30pm CT – came into problems, ended up losing contact with ground control and bursting into pieces.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX spacecraft was captured on camera exploding and falling back down to Earth in its second failed attempt this year to deploy mock satellites.
Sadly, it wasn’t second time lucky this year for SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft which – not even 10 minutes after taking off from Starbase in Texas yesterday (March 3) at 5.30pm CT – came into problems, ended up losing contact with ground control and bursting into pieces.
If NASA had the failure rate SpaceX does, Elon Musk would be firing everyone and Congress would be demanding to know where the money is going. pic.twitter.com/FnRTNQCE6S
— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖_𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@SundaeDivine) March 7, 2025
SpaceX’s Twitter page noted: “Our team immediately began coordination with safety officials to implement pre-planned contingency responses.”
It’s site reassured the spacecraft ‘flew within a designated launch corridor to safeguard the public both on the ground, on water, and in the air’.
SpaceX ‘immediately began coordination with the FAA, ATO (air traffic control) and other safety officials to implement pre-planned contingency responses’.
#SpaceX #Starship we are taking cover here in the Ragged Islands, Bahamas. Cross your fingers for us! pic.twitter.com/ncwGcFhC1B
— GeneDoctor (@GeneDoctorB) March 6, 2025
“Any surviving debris would have fallen within the pre-planned Debris Response Area. There are no toxic materials present in the debris and no significant impacts expected to occur to marine species or water quality,” it added – should anyone identify any potential debris, they are asked to contact their local authorities.
SpaceX resolved: “We will review the data from today’s flight test to better understand root cause. As always, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will offer additional lessons to improve Starship’s reliability.
The test didn’t quite go to plan (Twitter/ SpaceX)
“With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability. We will conduct a thorough investigation, in coordination with the FAA, and implement corrective actions to make improvements on future Starship flight tests.”
