Update on Ship 36's Static Test Stand Explosion

Late last night Ship 36, undergoing a final static-fire prior to launch of Flight 10 later this month, suffered a catastrophic failure resulting in destruction of the upper stage along with damage to Massey's Test Stand where the test was to be held.

According to reports out of Texas, the explosion looks to be the result of a failure in the Starship COPV (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) near the methane header tanks, resulting in a leak of superchilled methane that later ignited and caused the explosion. Thankfully, there were no casualties but Massey's Test Stand will have to be rebuilt extensively.

Now the question becomes "when will SpaceX launch Flight 10? At the time of this post, no one knows.