A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded into a fireball during testing at a Starbase facility in southern Texas on Wednesday while on a stand preparing for its tenth flight, the Elon Musk-led company said in a statement on the social platform X.
SpaceX said Starship experienced a “major anomaly,” while on the test stand.
“A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for,” the company said. “Our Starbase team is actively working to safe the test site and the immediate surrounding area in conjunction with local officials.”
SpaceX asked that people avoid the area while safety operations continue and said the incident did not pose any hazards to residents in surrounding communities….