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		GiorgioG on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after laun... It seems the issue was the rocket failed to separate at the designated time.

Aperocky on April 20, 2023 [–]

It seems to be flipping before that, means nothing to separate if it was rolling.

GiorgioG on April 21, 2023 | [–]

It was supposed to flip and separate in the same motion.

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