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SPACEX STARSHIP BOOSTER EXPLODES AFTER TOWER CATCH ABORTED DURING AMBITIOUS FLIGHT 15 TEST
SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster exploded over the Gulf of Mexico after the company abandoned a planned tower catch during Starship Flight 15 from Starbase, Texas, on November 13. The booster was redirected away from the launch site and completed its landing sequence before exploding near the water, while SpaceX has not yet publicly disclosed exactly why the catch attempt was cancelled. Starship’s upper stage successfully reached orbit and deployed 26 next-generation Starlink satellites and remains scheduled to attempt its own return to Starbase on November 14 if engineers determine that its systems are healthy.
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