Billionaire Elon Musk’s latest SpaceX test has ended in disaster, with a rocket crumpling on the launch pad. The Starship SN3 prototype was undergoing cryogenic proof testing at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
Musk’s team of rocket scientists had filled it with liquid nitrogen to check whether the spaceship would be able to handle the freezing temperatures and pressures of space. Footage posted to YouTube showed clouds of liquid nitrogen streaming out of the 30m x 9m silver cylinder before it crumpled like a tin can.
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