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SpaceX’s Starship explodes during test launch minutes after rocket booster successfully caught
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight on Thursday, but the spacecraft broke apart following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.
Elon Musk’s space company said the Starship had a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”.
The spacecraft’s six engines appeared to shut down one by one during ascent, with contact lost just 8 1/2 minutes into the flight.
“Teams will continue to review data from today’s flight test to better understand root cause,” SpaceX said in a social media post.
“With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability”.
The spacecraft was a new and upgraded model making its debut. It was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico from Texas on a near loop around the world similar to previous test flights.
A minute before the loss, SpaceX used the launch tower’s giant mechanical arms to catch the returning booster, a feat achieved only once before.
The descending booster hovered over the launch pad before being gripped by the pair of arms dubbed chopsticks.
‘Bummed out about the ship’
The thrill of the catch quickly turned into disappointment for not only the company, but the crowds gathered along the southern tip of Texas.
“It was great to see a booster come down, but we are obviously bummed out about ship,” said SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot. “It’s a flight test. It’s an experimental vehicle,” he added.
The last data received from the spacecraft indicated an altitude of 146 km and a velocity of more than 21,000 km/h.
Musk said a preliminary analysis suggests leaking fuel may have built up pressure in a cavity above the engine firewall.
Fire suppression will be added to the area, with increased venting and double-checking for leaks, he said via X.
It was the seventh test flight for the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket.
NASA has reserved a pair of Starships to land astronauts on the moon later this decade. Musk’s goal is Mars.
Hours earlier in Florida, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket on its first test flight, successfully placing an experimental satellite thousands of kilometres above Earth.
The first-stage booster, however, was destroyed, missing its targeted landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic.
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The man who tackled a gunman to the floor and saved people from getting sh0t at Bondi Beach in Australia has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed.
The man who tackled a gunman to the floor and saved people from getting sh0t at Bondi Beach in Australia has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed.
He was shot during the incident and is currently recuperating in a hospital.
Meanwhile the two gunmen who k!lled over 9 people during the attack were neutralised.
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A fresh controversy erupted online after a female student, missing for eight days, was found at her boyfriend’s house.
Details of the incident were shared by a classmate of the lady, identified as @folaaaa on X (formerly Twitter).
According to @folaaaa, her classmate’s parents are of age, and the father disclosed that he is currently 70 years old.
Prior to her being found, her last WhatsApp activity was on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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My coursemate was reported missing by her parents yesterday. They said they could not reach her for like 8 days. We did our research she was last seen online on Monday. They sha did perfect investigation with the oga olopa and they found out she was with her man”.
Meanwhile, the tweet which has garned over 400,000 views has been flooded with reactions from X users.
Dam Dam stated, “Dem suppose arrest Her and her man. Make dem sleep inside cell for a week. Imagine giving your parents so much headache and eventually you are with a man,at least call them and let them know you are safe wherever you are”.
PP the art, “The number of people that had shared and reshared “missing girl” on my WhatsApp cl was crazy. my friend was telling me this just now and i was so shocked”.
Jimmy, “Same thing happened in my department while i was in year 1,fliers were made they even interrogated her male friends.these went on for the whole of the semester only to find out she reads the class group messages and sees the missing fliers. She then later said she’s with her man”.
Bhetty, “She went to see a man and she didn’t take her parents’ call?Make she sleep cell for 3 days”.
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“It took me getting married and giving birth to realise marriage benefits men more” — Woman shares emotional thoughts
A woman has stirred serious conversations online after opening up about how marriage and motherhood changed her perspective on life.
In a heartfelt reflection, she said it was only after getting married and giving birth that she began questioning who marriage truly benefits.
According to her, women often carry the heavier load — emotionally, physically, and mentally.
She explained that marriage can make women feel like tools, responsible for cooking, cleaning, caring for the home, and even contributing financially, while still bearing the full weight of pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.
She questioned why something described as a “blessing” should come with so much pain, stress, sleepless nights, and emotional strain for women.
In her words, childbirth comes with intense pain, followed by years of responsibility that largely fall on the woman, while many men continue life almost unchanged.
She admitted she never strongly pushed for marriage herself and only went along with it after family pressure. It was the lived experience — not theory — that opened her eyes.
While she made it clear that she loves her son deeply and finds joy in him, she said motherhood also forced her to confront uncomfortable truths about expectations placed on women.
📹: TT/mummychika1
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