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SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't the N1 have a massive launch pad failure that we still don't know how many people it killed?

[–] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Can't find any reference to anyone dying or getting injured, but in terms of pad damage it definitely takes the cake.

The first Starship may have put a hole in the pad, but the N1 obliterated it.