SpaceX’s Starship prototype, known as SN10, exploded after a successful landing on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The incident occurred during the company’s fifth high-altitude test flight of the massive rocket, which is designed to eventually carry humans and cargo to the Moon and Mars.
The explosion happened about eight minutes after liftoff from SpaceX’s launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. The Starship prototype ascended to a height of about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) before descending back to Earth. The rocket performed a series of maneuvers during its flight, including a .
