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649 points chinathrow | 2 comments | 16 Jan 25 21:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.765s | source

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terramex ◴[16 Jan 25 23:04 UTC] No.42732041[source]▶

Looks like second stage broke up over Caribbean, videos of the debris (as seen from ground):

Moment of the breakup:

1. krick ◴[17 Jan 25 01:38 UTC] No.42733122[source]▶

I'm not worried about the Starship itself, but it looks kinda dangerous. Is it?

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2. dmix ◴[17 Jan 25 01:49 UTC] No.42733196[source]▶

It's very likely it exploded on purpose by SpaceX after it wasn't showing good data (aka Flight Termination System). Specifically over water.

Starship Flight 7