SpaceX 'Learned a Lot' From Super Heavy Explosion: Musk

SpaceX and space interests weren't downbeat Thursday after the test launch of SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy reusable rocket from the company's Texas launch facility ended in an explosion. "That the vehicle cleared the launch tower and completed the early stages of its flight is a major milestone," the National Space Society said. "We look forward to SpaceX’s next test flight for the Starship system, which will ultimately be the first truly fully reusable launch vehicle," it said. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted it was "an exciting test launch of Starship" and the company "learned a lot for next test launch in a few months." At the FCC's April meeting that morning, Commissioner Brendan Carr quipped that it was "a rapid unsuccessful disassembly," but he added that a successful launch would follow.