Billionaire Elon Musk's Starship spacecraft exploded after 8 minutes of flight.

However, this time the Starship spacecraft and its Super Heavy rocket took longer than the launch in April. According to AP, the rocket carrying the spacecraft was launched from SpaceX's Starbase launch pad in southern Texas in the early morning of November 18 (local time).

The Super Heavy rocket and Starship spacecraft were launched on the morning of November 18.

After about three minutes of flight, the booster rocket separated from the spacecraft and exploded after completing its mission. Starship then continued its journey until about eight minutes before exploding. SpaceX officials said it appears the spacecraft's self-destruct system detonated while the ship was flying over the Gulf of Mexico.

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In April, the booster rocket failed to separate from the spacecraft, and both exploded after about four minutes of flight.

Starship and Super Heavy, standing at approximately 121 meters tall, are the largest and most powerful rockets ever built. SpaceX developed these two reusable systems with the goal of sending humans to the moon and Mars.

SpaceX commentators called the launch a success and said the company had gathered a wealth of data to help improve its next flight.

The rocket booster has as many as 33 engines.

Billionaire Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, witnessed the launch from the control room near Boca Chica, in southern Texas bordering Mexico. At the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, employees cheered as the rocket launched at dawn (local time). The room fell silent when the spacecraft was determined to have exploded and crashed into the sea.

This time, the spacecraft's journey lasted approximately 8 minutes, double the duration of the launch in April.

Starship spacecraft

SpaceX had aimed to take Starship to an altitude of 240 kilometers, enough to orbit the Earth before splashing down near Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Since the April test, SpaceX has made several improvements to the rocket and its 33 engines, as well as the launch pad. The Federal Aviation Administration granted the flight on November 15 after concluding that all safety and environmental standards had been met.

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