The future of space business depends on a rocket that keeps blowing up

Dozens of startups working on data centers, mining and pharmaceuticals are hanging on Elon Musk's long-stalled megarocket.

WATCH: Moment when Japan’s first private-sector rocket exploded shortly after takeoff

A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, Mar.
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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket explodes during preflight test

Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, ...
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SpaceX's Starship explodes during test

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. ERIC GAY/AP . WASHINGTON — A SpaceX ...
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SpaceX’s Starship Explodes Shortly After Launching Uncrewed Test Flight

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded minutes after launching on an uncrewed test flight, a fiery ending for the inaugural flight of a vehicle that Elon Musk wants to eventually fly on deep-space missions ...
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The Soviet moon rocket that exploded so hard America thought it was nuclear

For decades, the Soviet Union pretended it had never truly raced America to the Moon. The truth was buried in the wreckage of ...
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Musk Calls SpaceX Probe Of Sept. 1 Rocket Explosion “Difficult And Complex”

More than a week after a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. rocket blew up on a Florida launchpad during routine fueling, company founder Elon Musk suggested investigators haven’t identified the ...