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During a Twitter audio chat, Elon Musk revealed that the self-destruct command for SpaceX's Starship rocket took 40 seconds to work during its first fully integrated launch in April. The rocket and booster failed to separate from each other, flipped, and eventually blew up. Despite the mishap, Musk called the launch "successful" and said the goal was to learn as much as possible. The FAA is investigating the events and will ground Starship until public safety is ensured.
SpaceX's Starship rocket self-destructed shortly after launch due to boosters failing to separate. The launch was the first integrated flight test of Starship, which is designed to carry up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights. Despite the failure, SpaceX congratulated the team and said the test would help improve Starship's reliability. Elon Musk tweeted that the next launch would be in a few months.
