Elon Musk everything works Russell Crowe In response to an explosion during his final rocket launch…he says the fireball in the sky was entertaining as hell!!!
The billionaire shrugs off another explosion during a test launch for Starship, the largest rocket ever built.
Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed! ✨
pic.twitter.com/nn3PiP8XwG— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2025
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During SpaceX's launch from the Texas coast on Thursday, the Starship capsule exploded… making the rocket look like a meteor shower.
Elon shared a video of the rocket's pieces falling back to Earth… which people in the Turks and Caicos Islands saw as they looked up at the sky.
The explosion occurred about 9 minutes after launch after breaking away from the Super Heavy Booster.
Elon has a pretty rosy outlook, posting… “Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!” The spacecraft will eventually have astronauts, but this time there was no one on board.
SpaceX lost all communication with the rocket and said, “Starship experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly during its ascent.” Nerd talk about a rocket exploding into a million pieces.
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The launch wasn't just bad… the Super Heavy carrier essentially flew backwards back to Earth… and returned to the launch pad, where it was caught by the launch and capture tower's rod arms.
Elon says SpaceX will learn from the explosion and make adjustments for the next launch… and he says an oxygen/fuel leak appears to be the culprit here.
Starship's goal is to one day take humans to Mars…but we're not there yet!!!