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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/just-scratch-elon-musk-reacts-massive-explosion-starship/
‘Major anomaly,’ indeed, but “Just a scratch,” according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
“On Wednesday, June 18 at approximately 11 p.m. CT, the Starship
preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on
a test stand at Starbase. A safety clear area around the site was
maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and
accounted for. Our Starbase team is actively working to safe the test
site and the immediate surrounding area in conjunction with local
officials. There are no hazards to residents in surrounding communities,
and we ask that individuals do not attempt to approach the area while
safing operations continue.” SpaceX statement on Starship launchpad test explosion.
SpaceX Starship 36 exploded on the launch pad during a static fire test Wednesday night at Massey Outpost, Starbase, Texas. No one was reported
injured in the spectacular fireball. This is the latest setback in Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to establish a human colony on Mars. Several
recent Starship test flights have experienced flight ending explosions.
Video posted by LabPadre Space:
Compilation video with several viewpoints of the explosion posted by NASASpaceFlight, “While preparing for a 6-engine static fire test as
part of its pre-flight test campaign, SpaceX’s Ship 36 experienced an anomaly, resulting in destruction of the vehicle and significant damage
to the Massey’s rocket test site in Starbase, TX. The test site is approximately 5 miles away from the Starship production facility, and
roughly 9 miles from the Brownsville city limits.”
Elon Musk reacted to the Starship explosion in several posts to X on
Thursday:
Musk’s initial post just before 6 a.m. EDT was a stoic, “Just a
scratch,” play on a well-known scene from the 1975 film Monty Python and
the Holy Grail.
Almost an hour and a half later, Musk posted regarding a possible cause, “Preliminary data suggests that a nitrogen COPV in the payload bay
failed below its proof pressure. If further investigation confirms that
this is what happened, it is the first time ever for this design.”
Followed by a meme of Pepe with lighting a cigarette:
After several reposts and short replies, Musk reposted a meme of a man
teared up over the Starship explosion:
The Monty Python Black Knight scene Musk referenced:
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First we will destroy your identity. Then we will teach you your past
was evil. You will conclude yourself that your inheritance, your
homeland, your ancestors and your people are underserving of it all.
Then we will complete your dispossession and dissolve you into the final
phase of the Kalergi Plan.
https://www.globalgulag.us
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