"A scratch." SpaceX rocket exploded

A SpaceX rocket, which was undergoing testing in Texas, United States, exploded on Wednesday night, while still on the platform, and Elon Musk said this Thursday that “it was just a scratch”.

Billionaire Elon Musk's company explained that the rocket "had a serious anomaly" late in the evening, when it was on the test platform to prepare for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX's launch site in Texas.

“A safe area was maintained throughout the operation and all people are safe,” the company added in a statement published on the social network X, also owned by Elon Musk.

SpaceX also said there was no risk to nearby communities, but asked people not to approach the site and assured that it was working with local authorities to respond to the explosion.

This Thursday, Elon Musk downplayed the episode and, also through the social network X, said that “it was just a scratch”.

This episode is not an isolated case, as on May 27, the Starship rocket broke apart and fell into the Indian Ocean after losing fuel on its ninth test flight.