SpaceX's Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launch
The Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-story-tall prototype for the heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private space company.
SpaceX's first super heavy-lift Starship SN8 rocket explodes during a return-landing attempt after it launched from their facility on a test flight in Boca Chica, Texas US. December 9, 2020.(photo credit: GENE BLEVINS / REUTERS)ByREUTERS
