SpaceX Giant Starship Rocket Explodes in Second Setback

SpaceX's mammoth Starship spun wildly out of control and broke apart during its eighth test flight, another setback for Elon Musk's company less than two months after its last mission ended with an explosion.

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A few minutes after blasting off on Friday from south Texas, the rocket's two portions split apart as planned. The Super Heavy booster then returned to Earth, where it was caught midair by the launch tower's giant mechanical arms.

But then the Starship spacecraft began tumbling as it headed to space roughly eight minutes into flight, and mission control eventually lost contact with the vehicle.