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AI Summary
- SpaceX's Starship Ship 36 explodes during a routine engine test at Starbase days before the scheduled 10th flight test, marking the fourth consecutive Starship failure.
- The explosion, felt nearly 30 miles away but causing no injuries, occurs as NASA depends on Starship to land astronauts on the Moon under the Artemis program.
- The incident highlights ongoing technical challenges in Starship development despite the rapid-iteration approach that has characterized SpaceX's methodology.