Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago
Last night, during a static fire test of Starship's upper stage and before engine ignition, a catastrophic anomaly resulted in the loss of the vehicle, and with it, a good chunk of the test stand. In various videos showcasing the aftermath, you can see some of the damage done to the test stand itself, along with some of the propellant tanks and infrastructure.
We also got more insight into the cause with comments from Elon suggesting a COPV tank could have been responsible. While Flight 10 was setting up for a launch as soon as the end of this month, that obviously is no longer the case as SpaceX begins working on the next ship.
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Credit:
Andrew C - Rocket Future - https://x.com/TheRocketFuture
youfoundhome - https://x.com/theshapeofstars
RaptorRoost - https://x.com/RaptorRoostTX
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - A Damaged Test Site
Last night, during a static fire test of Starship's upper stage and before engine ignition, a catastrophic anomaly resulted in the loss of the vehicle, and with it, a good chunk of the test stand. In various videos showcasing the aftermath, you can see some of the damage done to the test stand itself, along with some of the propellant tanks and infrastructure.
We also got more insight into the cause with comments from Elon suggesting a COPV tank could have been responsible. While Flight 10 was setting up for a launch as soon as the end of this month, that obviously is no longer the case as SpaceX begins working on the next ship.
Website - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
Andrew C - Rocket Future - https://x.com/TheRocketFuture
youfoundhome - https://x.com/theshapeofstars
RaptorRoost - https://x.com/RaptorRoostTX
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - A Damaged Test Site
