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Starbase has been shaken by another Starship explosion. Ship 36 was lost during a COPV failure—what exactly went wrong, and what’s next? In this somber Starbase Update: 🧩 We dissect the explosion footage to pinpoint which nitrogen COPV failed inside the nosecone and why. 🔧 What immediate actions SpaceX is taking at the Massey Outpost—fire control, cleanup, damage assessment. 🗓️ The potential delay to Flight 10 and whether Ship 37 or even Ship 38 could take its place. 🔄 Assessment of Block 3 readiness and whether SpaceX might bypass the remaining Block 2 ships. 🧭 How all this impacts Artemis, Mars mission timelines, and whether another explosion is simply part of the process—or a sign of deeper trouble. This episode doesn’t pull punches—if you care about the future of Starship, you need to see this. 🍳 Comment “bacon” if you made it to the end before commenting 🛠️ Like, share, and subscribe to stay with us through the rebuild. 🔥 Don’t forget to grab exclusive NSF Starship flight patches and merch from the NSF Store to support our coverage: https://shop.nasaspaceflight.com ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer). 🖊️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13) 🎥 Video from BocaChicaGal, Jack Beyer, Max Evans, Ceaser G, John Galloway, Jerry Pike, D Wise, NeedPizza, Starbase Live, briancjackson, @xrae, SpaceX, NASA, Google Earth, Untied Launch Alliance. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). Rocket Ranch! https://www.rocketranchbocachica.com/ 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) #Starship #SpaceX #Ship36 #COPV #Block3 #Flight10 #StarbaseUpdate #Artemis #Mars #SpaceNews #RocketFailure #SpaceXUpdate LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3