SpaceX’s Starship rocket had another fiery exit on Thursday, exploding in space just minutes after liftoff.
If that sounds familiar, it’s because this happened last time too—making it two back-to-back failures for Elon Musk’s Mars dream machine.
The rocket took off from Boca Chica, Texas, soaring skyward in a dazzling display.
But things quickly took a turn when engines started shutting down, the rocket began spinning out of control, and—boom!—contact was lost.
Videos of fiery debris streaking across Florida and the Bahamas soon flooded social media.
The FAA even halted flights in parts of Florida due to “space launch debris,” and announced an investigation.
A Failure or Just A Test?
SpaceX, on the other hand, was unfazed. Musk shrugged off the explosion as just another step in the process.
“The next ship will be ready in 4 to 6 weeks,” he posted on X.
To be fair, this wasn’t a total loss—the Super Heavy booster landed safely, and the mission was testing new systems.
But with Starship supposed to take humans to Mars, repeated explosions aren’t exactly comforting.
As SpaceX put it, the rocket experienced an “energetic event” before losing control.
