SpaceX's ambitious Starship rocket exploded during its latest test flight, failing to complete its planned journey around the Earth.
Despite a successful booster landing, the spacecraft experienced a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' approximately eight and a half minutes after launch.
The incident, viewed by many spectators, involved a new and upgraded Starship model carrying dummy satellites for deployment practice.
Preliminary investigations suggest a fuel leak might have caused a pressure buildup and subsequent catastrophic failure of the spacecraft.
