SpaceX's Starship explodes after launch

SpaceX's Starship rocket, which is intended to take humans to the moon and Mars, exploded and crashed during a test flight in Texas. The 120-meter-long rocket self-destructed about 4 minutes after takeoff, but SpaceX founder Elon Musk congratulated the team on Twitter for the "exciting test launch" and said there was "much to learn" from the experience. The cause of the explosion is under investigation, and the next test launch is expected in a few months. The rocket was designed to carry up to 100 passengers and is taller than the Saturn V rockets that carried astronauts to the moon during the Apollo program.

Amazing accomplishment @SpaceX 👏 #Starship #SpaceX pic.twitter.com/GIcGpiIUgA

— Anthony Baldi (@anthbaldi) April 20, 2023