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SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after launch

Published April 20, 2023 at 7:33 AM CDT
Visitors look on as SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, stands ready for a scheduled launch. (Eric Gay/AP)
Visitors look on as SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, stands ready for a scheduled launch. (Eric Gay/AP)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Texas Public Radio reporter Gaige Davila about the SpaceX Starship launch on Thursday. The rocket got off the launchpad before exploding above the Gulf of Mexico.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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