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		adastra22 on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after laun... Depends on what you mean by "expected." It was absolutely not supposed to happen, although a lot of people in the industry have been shouting "we have flame trenches for a reason!"

zizee on April 20, 2023 [–]

They didn't want it to happen, but they definitely knew it was a strong possibility.

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