141. News-SpaceX's starship rocket explodes after launch

词汇 

1.      explode 爆炸

2.      orbit 轨道

3.      founder 创始人

4.      tamp 压低，压制

5.      splash down  坠入水中

SpaceX's starship rocket explodes after launch

SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded on Thursday, minutes after lifting off from a launchpad in South Texas. The spacecraft, the most powerful ever to launch, failed to reach orbit, but it was not a total failure for the private spaceflight company. Before the launch, Elon Musk, the company’s founder, had tamped down expectations, saying it might take several tries before Starship succeeds at this test flight, which was to reach speeds fast enough to enter orbit before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.