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SpaceX's highly-anticipated Starship spacecraft reached space during its second feat but lost connection minutes later and exploded, Reuters reported. The rocket was unleashed in the sky from SpaceX's launch unit in Boca Chica, Texas, with a 90-minute planned flight to space. However, it lost touch 10 minutes after its initial lift-off, a company associate stated.

"We have lost the data from the second stage... we think we may have lost the second stage," said John Insprucker, the firm's livestream host. According to SpaceX, the "Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster and made it through stage separation."

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However, "the booster experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly shortly after stage separation while Starship's engines fired for several minutes on its way to space," sharing an update on Starship, SpaceX said. Meanwhile, Elon Musk shared a summary of real-time events generated by Grok, an AI model of xAI. Musk launched Grok to join the AI race and take on other players like OpenAI, Google and more tech firms. Here is the response:

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According to CNN, the Super Heavy Booster and Starship exploded over the ocean. Unlike in the first attempt in April, the rocket managed to separate from the Super Heavy booster this time. However, when things did not go as planned, Insprucker confirmed in the live stream that SpaceX had to destroy the Starship as the communication was lost.

Starship is designed to "carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond," according to SpaceX. It can accommodate up to 100 people on interplanetary flights. Touted as the "most powerful launch vehicle," it can carry a combined weight of "150 metric tonnes fully reusable and 250 metric tonnes expendable." The manufacturing process and development of the spacecraft is centred at the Starbase.

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