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A video shot from a plane that appears to show the moment Elon Musk’s Starship rocket exploded is going viral on X.
“Just saw Starship 8 blow up from our flight,” wrote the X user DegenZee, sharing the video.
Newsweek has not independently verified the video.
This is a developing story and more information will be added as it becomes available.