SpaceX attempted to send its Starship system into space on Thursday, with the massive rocket exploding shortly after liftoff.
The mishap complicates Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s goal to send humans back to the moon and to deep-space destinations including Mars. Thursday’s test was a crucial one for the largest rocket ever built.
SpaceX had originally planned to launch the uncrewed test mission April 17 before calling it off about 10 minutes before the scheduled takeoff due to a frozen pressure valve on the rocket.
The rocket lifted off in the early morning hours Thursday from its facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Minutes later, the Super Heavy booster failed to separate from the Starship rocket, causing a “rapid unscheduled unassembly,” according to the company.
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