Starship rocket explodes during test flight

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SpaceX Starship rocket explodes during test flight - as 'space launch debris' grounds flights in Florida

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The 403-foot rocket blasted off from Starbase in Boca Chica , Texas , at 6:30pm ( 12.30am UK time) Contact was lost as the spacecraft went into an out-of-control spin.

It was supposed to be a controlled entry over the Indian Ocean .

Images of flaming debris from Florida , including near Cape Canaveral , posted online.

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