Elon Musk Reacts to Starship Explosion: ‘Rockets Are Hard’
March 7, 2025
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Ewan Palmer is a Newsweek News Reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on US politics, and Florida news. He joined Newsweek in February 2018 after spending several years working at the International Business Times U.K., where he predominantly reported on crime, politics and current affairs. Prior to this, he worked as a freelance copywriter after graduating from the University of Sunderland in 2010. Languages: English. Email: e.palmer@newsweek.com.
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Elon Musk has reacted after a SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it was launched from Texas on Thursday.
“Rockets are hard,” the SpaceX founder wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
The explosion was the second failed attempt by SpaceX to deploy mock satellites into space.
Newsweek has contacted SpaceX for comment.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off from Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off from Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Eric Gay/AP
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