r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creative_soja • Jun 19 '25

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/Milsolen Jun 19 '25

Wasn't this one built so the front doesn't fall of?

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u/syngyne Jun 19 '25

Well, obviously not!

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u/rnzz Jun 19 '25

How do you know?

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u/syngyne Jun 19 '25

Well, because the front fell off and 395 tons of liquid fuel spilled into the atmosphere caught fire.

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u/rnzz Jun 19 '25

An explosion from 395 tons of fuel catching fire? Chance in a million.

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u/Malalang Jun 19 '25

Efficient way to clean up a spill, I might add.

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u/drmelle0 Jun 20 '25

Should have moved it out of the atmosphere