In what the company called "a major anomaly" SpaceX's Starship exploded late Wednesday, June 18, shooting a massive fireball and giant debris into the Texas night sky.
The explosion is not the first for SpaceX and comes on the heels of a string of set backs for the 400-foot rocket system this year.
The company designs, builds and manufactures advanced rockets with the end goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
The blast took place about 11 p.m. local time during testing for the mega rocket in Brownsville, a city in Cameron County on the state's southwest Gulf Coast, SpaceX announced on X.
Starship, "experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand," the post reads. "Our Starbase team is actively working to safe the test site and the immediate surrounding area in conjunction with local officials."
