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		nomy99 on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after laun... How was the gear not destroyed in that explosion? I genuinely don't know.

Already__Taken on April 20, 2023 | [–]

The mean the gear on the launch site

nomy99 on April 20, 2023 | | [–]

Got it thanks.

eitland on April 20, 2023 | [–]

Keeping the Starship intact wasn't a primary goal it seems.

They also seems to have been up front about it to both internal and external audiences.

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