Errol Musk has defended his son's SpaceX approach following the latest rocket explosion, stating: "There's no failure in science. "You learn that's something we're doing that's not right."The elder Musk described the setbacks as "simply another step towards finally having it work properly."SpaceX's Starship exploded during Tuesday's test flight, the third consecutive failure following explosions in January and March. The rocket suffered a fuel leak and spun out of control during re-entry after launching from the company's Texas facility.Elon Musk acknowledged improvements despite the explosion, noting that "Starship made it to the scheduled ship engine cutoff, so big improvement over last flight!" He added there was "no significant loss of heat shield tiles during ascent."WATCH THE CLIP ABOVE FOR MORE
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00:00Well, one went up last night and it didn't come down again.
00:05Well, it blew up, didn't it?
00:06What's his reaction?
00:07What's Elon's reaction going to be without?
00:09You know, there's no failure in science.
00:13You learn that's something we're doing that's not right.
00:16So they tweak it here, they tweak it there, they try it.
00:19That's the wrong tweak direction.
00:21So it's nothing.
00:22It's simply another step towards finally having it work properly.
00:28So there's nothing to be concerned about.
00:31Yeah.
00:31How often do you speak to Elon?
00:33Do you get to pick up the phone and ring him any time or do you guys text or how do you work?
00:37Well, it depends.
00:39Text, text, yes.
00:39Text.
00:40Yes, text.
00:41Well, you know, everybody, it's now text.
00:43But it's, you know, to intervene in his schedule, you'd want to know, you know, how serious is it?
00:51So I wouldn't simply do that.
00:52It's easier with the girls in the family.
00:54You can quite easily get a hold of the girls.
00:56But the boys are very, very, very, very busy.
00:59So it's not.
01:00So, for example, when I was in Washington last April, last month, you know, people ask me,
01:07did you see Trump?
01:07If I see Trump, it has to be rigged.
01:09It actually becomes a historical event.
01:12Yes, yes.
01:12Do you understand what I mean?
01:14Well, listen.
01:14No, you say Trump.
01:15No, you say Trump.