SpaceX Starship booster 'probably' returning to pad after explosion -Elon Musk


FILE PHOTO SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard not pictured at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles California U.S. June 13 2019.  REUTERSMike BlakeFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will "probably" return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company's chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters.

"Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the high bay for inspections, returning to the launch stand probably next week," Musk said in an email.

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