Watch: Starship's Super Heavy rocket explodes mid-air minutes after launch

Key Takeaways

• SpaceX suffered another dramatic loss during an upgraded Starship test flight on Saturday after the massive Super Heavy booster exploded mid-air while returning to Earth minutes after launch from Texas.
• The version 3 launch began successfully from SpaceX’s Starbase facility, with the towering Starship-Super Heavy rocket lifting off in a fiery ascent powered by dozens of Raptor engines.
• The mission marked another test of the company’s next-generation launch system designed for Moon and Mars missions.
• Read Full Story One of the key milestones of the flight, stage separation, was completed successfully.
• During the manoeuvre, the upper-stage Starship spacecraft separated from the Super Heavy booster using the hot-staging technique, where Starship’s engines ignite before the booster fully detaches.