SpaceX’s Starship rocket made history on April 21, 2023, with its first test flight from a launchpad in South Texas. The 
massive Super Heavy rocket booster lifted off and sent a boom across the coastal landscape, but unfortunately, the Starship spacecraft exploded midair before stage separation.
Elon Musk has been working on the Starship for years, touting its potential to carry cargo and humans to Mars. The explosion occurred when the vehicle experienced multiple engine failures during the flight test, causing it to lose altitude and tumble.
Despite the mishap, no injuries or property damage were reported, and SpaceX will use data from the launch to improve 
Starship’s reliability. The company will need a new launch license from the FAA to make another attempt, but Musk congratulated his team on “an exciting test launch” and said they “learned a lot for the next test launch in a few months.”
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson congratulated SpaceX on the flight test, acknowledging that every great achievement requires calculated risk. The explosion will impact future launches, but SpaceX remains committed to its goal of making life multi-planetary.
