BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes shortly after take-off.
Starship, the largest rocket ever built, exploded shortly after take-off on Thursday afternoon – but SpaceX still hailed the mission a success.
At around three minutes into the mission the rocket tilted into a horizontal position ready to separate the space-bound Starship craft from the Super Heavy booster rocket, but appeared to fall into a spin. After failing to separate, the rocket exploded in spectacular fashion against a clear blue sky.
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