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Institution of Mechanical Engineers - IMechE

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Why does SpaceX's Starship keep exploding?

Institution of Mechanical Engineers - IMechE
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Starship is 10 metres taller than the Saturn V, the previous record-holder for tallest rocket, and more than twice as tall as the Space Shuttle stack.

Astronomer Jonathan McDowell says it is not surprising that SpaceX has had issues.

He says the rocket's massive size and its vastly different fuel source is a headache for engineers.

The design of Starship is also something that engineers have had to grapple with.

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