On January 28th, 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart on take off. This week, Destruction Decoded explores the top 10 most dramatic space accidents, from Baikonur to Cape Canaveral. Watch Destruction Decoded on Wednesdays at 8pm, on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK

44K views · 2.8K reactions | Elon Musk’s SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket in space during its eighth test mission, in the company’s second consecutive Starship failure this year. The spacecraft eventually lost control and exploded.  Read about which airports issued ground stops due to “space launch debris” at our link in bio. #SpaceX #Starship #rocket #explosion #exploded #debris #science #space #ElonMusk #Elon #Musk #News #Reuters #Newsfeed | Reuters | Facebook

2.7M views · 22K reactions | A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell into the water and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port, in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test. | Reuters | Facebook