Prototype of SpaceX's biggest rocket Starship explodes after landing in test flight | Really News

A prototype of SpaceX's biggest rocket Starship exploded shortly after landing for the first time following a high-altitude flight test. The cause of the explosion, or whether it was intentional, was not immediately clear. Elon Musk first celebrated the landing, saying, "Starship SN10 landed in one piece" and then tweeted, "RIP SN10, honorable discharge."

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday tweeted, "RIP SN10, honorable discharge," after the company's Starship rocket prototype exploded minutes after landing during a test flight. The rocket soared into the sky in a high-altitude test in Texas and then flew itself back and manoeuvred into its first successful upright landing. However, it blew up eight minutes after landing.