On Thursday, the most powerful rocket ever constructed exploded midair on the way down to ground after a successful launch. The SpaceX Starship rocket was uncrewed, nobody was harmed.
CEO & Founder of SpaceX Elon Musk described the powerful rocket as SpaceX's sole purpose, to sending humans to Mars for the first time. Elon Musk said that the company "learned a lot" after the launch and will prepare for another launch in a few months.
Although the rocket failed to reach space or land in one piece, the SpaceX team regarded to the trial as 'mostly successful', considering the successful launch and detachment from the booster.
by Natasha Briggs