The Starship SN9, a SpaceX prototype rocket, exploded on landing after a high-altitude experimental launch – an accident that destroyed a previous test rocket. The prototype is a heavy-lift rocket developed to carry humans and cargo on future missions to the moon and Mars. | Al Jazeera English

122K views · 1.2K reactions | SpaceX's Starship prototype suffered a setback after losing contact 8 minutes into its flight, marking the first upper stage failure since last year. Even though the Super Heavy booster made a successful landing back at the Texas launch site, SpaceX has not seen a Starship second stage fail since its second test mission in March last year. #SpaceX #Starship #RocketLaunch | CGTNEurope | Facebook