SpaceX’s explosive Starship history ahead of critical test flight

SpaceX's explosive Starship history.

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00:00Fiery wrecks and plumes of smoke against a pristine backdrop, probably what comes to

00:06mind when you think of Elon Musk and space travel.

00:09It's no wonder as many of his tests livestreamed to the wider world have ended in flames.

00:15Musk announced on his own platform the latest iteration of his unmanned craft, Starship

00:20Flight 4, will launch in about two weeks, with a promise of progressing the technology

00:26for re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.

00:30Here's what's happened so far.

00:56I do want to remind everyone that everything after clearing the tower was icing on the

01:16cake.

01:17Incredible views of our super-heavy booster, and as you can see, the super-heavy booster

01:28has just experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly.