SpaceX’s Starship exploded in midair shortly after liftoff, on its first launch attempt.
The most powerful rocket ever constructed was uncrewed.
“Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unplanned disassembly,” an official said on the broadcast.
largest rocket ever built…explodes mid flight
a valiant effort from spacexpic.twitter.com/BmaOacrnmS
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 20, 2023
As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 20, 2023