<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>SpaceX experienced a setback with its Starship program as a Starship rocket exploded during routine testing at the Starbase facility in Texas.</li><li>In a previous test, a Starship prototype successfully launched but failed to deploy satellites as planned and subsequently crashed into the Indian Ocean.</li><li>The recent explosion was described as a 'catastrophic failure' during a fuelling process for a test flight; no injuries were reported.</li><li>Elon Musk mentioned the incident with a tweet saying 'Just a scratch' and later tweeted 'RIP Ship 36.'</li><li>SpaceX's Starship is crucial for NASA's crewed missions to the Moon and Elon Musk's ambitions to colonize Mars.</li><li>SpaceX plans to continue with another Starship launch before the end of the month, aiming for a faster launch pace in the future.</li></ul>

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