SpaceX's giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launchpad.
Elon Musk's company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. It carried no people or satellites; both the booster and spacecraft on top were to be ditched into the sea.
Throngs of spectators watched from South Padre Island, several miles away from the Boca Chica Beach launch site, which was off limits. Space's first try to launch the rocket was called off Monday because of a stuck valve in the rocket during fueling. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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SpaceX giant rocket fails minutes after launching from TexasSpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. It carried no people or satellites. Elon Musk's company plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to the moon and, ultimately, Mars. A stuck valve scrapped Monday's try. Throngs of spectators watched from several miles away from the Boca Chica Beach launch site, which was off-limits.
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