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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T14:31:08.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nSpaceX’s Starship V3 rocket ended its latest test flight in a huge fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean.\n\nThe 407-foot spacecraft launched successfully from Texas on Friday night and completed nearly an hour in flight before deliberately crashing into the sea inside a designated landing zone.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDramatic footage showed the rocket erupting into flames on impact, with the explosion planned for the mission.\n\nDespite engine problems during the flight, SpaceX hailed the test as a success, with Starship deploying 20 mock Starlink satellites for the first time.\n\nThe upgraded rocket is central to Elon Musk’s ambitions for future Moon and Mars missions.\n\n_**WATCH THE FULL CLIP ABOVE**_\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Watch the moment Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes after dramatic splashdown"
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