SpaceX’s Starship prototype has suffered yet another setback. On April 2, the prototype was clobbered by a massive explosion that engulfed the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas. The prototype, which was undergoing a pressure test, had been filled with liquid nitrogen and methane when it exploded.

SpaceX had hoped that the Starship prototype would be the first step towards space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit. But the prototype’s destruction has put a damper on those plans and cast a shadow over the future of SpaceX’s ambitious project. The company is now left to assess the damage and determine the next steps.

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source: Phys.org