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An explosion occurred late Wednesday night at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas. A Starship rocket preparing for its tenth flight test experienced a “major anomaly,” SpaceX says. There were no injuries and all employees are accounted for, according to SpaceX. The cause of the explosion and the extent of any damage are unclear. CNN has reached out to local police and fire departments for more information.

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