Exumas Cruisers Wowed by SpaceX Explosion (Video)

Folks in the Exumas enjoyed a fireworks show like no other at the expense of Elon Musk last night. Shortly after the 6:30 p.m. launch, amateur videographers caught the “gargantuan Starship megarocket system” exploding and burning across the night sky.Cruisers in Luperon Bay in the Dominican Republic also had front row seats.One of the best videos was recorded and shared by the crew of the sailboat Auwe Auwe, a Leopard 40 catamaran at anchor at George Town, the cruising Mecca of the Bahamas. Congratulations, you four. Here’s a little background from CNN last night.SpaceX launched the eighth integrated test flight of its gargantuan Starship megarocket system Thursday night. But rather than achieving objectives that fell short during its previous fiery test in January, the eighth flight also ended with a loss of the Starship vehicle.While the company was successful in capturing a booster from the rocket as it returned to the launch tower, the Starship spacecraft was lost, resulting in a fiery explosion and disruptions to air traffic over Florida.The uncrewed mission lifted off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas.LOOSE CANNON covers hard news, technical issues and nautical history. Every so often he tries to be funny. Subscribe for free to support the work. If you’ve been reading for a while—and you like it—consider upgrading to paid. Get full access to LOOSE CANNON at loosecannon.substack.com/subscribe