A prototype of SpaceX's rocket, Starship, exploded during its maiden launch last night, ahead of the Falcon 9 launch later today.
The prototype Serial Number 4 burst into a fireball at SpaceX's Boca Chica site in south Texas moments after the engine was ignited for a pressurized test.
The failed launch comes just two days after Elon Musk's company had to abort the Falcon 9 launch of two NASA astronauts from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
The mission, called ‘Launch America,’ was set to take astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station.
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