Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship – the biggest and most powerful space rocket ever developed – has exploded minutes after blasting off.
The launch, which took place from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas, came after a stuck valve forced a launch attempt on Monday to be aborted.
While Thursday’s launch saw the rocket leave the launch pad and ascend into the sky, the first and second stages of the launch vehicle failed to separate, ending the mission with a bang.
The Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship – both appeared to flip in the air a number of times before disappearing in a fireball over the ocean around four minutes after lift-off.
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