# SpaceX Starship explosion: See photos of latest failed flight test



A view shows debris streaking through the sky, after SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space, in Big Sampson Kay, Bahamas, March 6, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from social media video.

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A view shows debris streaking through the sky, after SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space, in Hog Cay, Bahamas, March 6, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from social media video.

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A view shows debris streaking through the sky, after SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space, in Hog Cay, Bahamas, March 6, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from social media video.

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Debris from the SpaceX Starship is seen in the sky from a restaurant in Turks and Caicos on March 6, 2025. SpaceX carried out another launch of its powerful Starship rocket on March 6 but quickly lost contact with the vessel as it roared over the Gulf of Mexico. "Can confirm we did lose contact with the ship. Unfortunately, this happened last time too," SpaceX official Dan Huot said, alluding to a launch in January in which the same upper stage of the rocket exploded over the Caribbean, raining debris.

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This screen grab from Space X live webcast shows SpaceX's Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on March 6, 2025, during its 8th test flight. SpaceX test flight of its massive Starship prototype rocket launched on March 6, as scrutiny grows over founder Elon Musk's influence on the US government's space program. The world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicle is set to blast off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, in a launch window that opens at 5:30 pm local time.

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The SpaceX Starship Flight 8 booster returns returns from its ascent at Boca Chica beach on March 6, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The SpaceX Starship Flight 8 test launched and successfully caught its booster upon descent.

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The SpaceX Starship Flight 8 booster returns returns from its ascent at Boca Chica beach on March 6, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The SpaceX Starship Flight 8 test launched and successfully caught its booster upon descent.

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