SpaceX Test Flight
March 02, 2021
Photographer: Cesar Cantu
Summary Author: Cesar Cantu
Space conquest requires tests; many of them don't entirely succeed. On February 2, 2021, SpaceX launched the prototype Starship rocket seen above from its flight facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Initially, the silver booster achieved an altitude of approximately 6 miles (10 km) as planned but the pilotless test flight ended with a spectacular explosion when the rocket failed to straighten out and crashed to earth tail-first.
Photo Details: 14-tile composite image