Watch: SpaceX rocket spins out of control in test flight failure

Name: SpaceX rocket spins out of control in test flight failure
Uploaded: 2025-03-07T00:33:11.840Z
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Description: The eight Starship test flight from Elon Musk's private space company did result in another successful catch of the rocket booster.

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A SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it was launched from Texas on Thursday, grounding flights and triggering warnings about falling spaceship debris.

No injuries or damage have been reported but images from those in Caribbean Sea island nations show fiery debris raining from the sky.

This was the eighth mission to test the rocket, and its second consecutive failure.

Its Super Heavy booster, which helps it leave the ground, did manage successfully to return to the launchpad.