SpaceX’s Starship explodes during first test flight
The rocket with Starship still attached began to tumble and then exploded, plummeting into the Gulf of Mexico.
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SPACEX VIA AP
This undated photo provided by SpaceX shows the company's Starship rocket at the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A tour boat passes SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, was it prepares to launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jose Cabrera, a technician with SpaceX, waits as the SpaceX Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, prepares for launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
SpaceX's Starship turns after its launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.ASSOCIATED PRESS
SpaceX's Starship breaks up after its launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20.NASA / SPACEX VIA AP
Starship is the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, jutting almost 400 feet into the South Texas sky.