SpaceX Completes Starship SN10's High-Altitude Flight Test, Explodes After Successful Landing

SpaceX completed the first upright landing of the company's deep-space Starship rocket, SN-10, after a test flight on March 3, 2021, in Boca Chica, Texas. Minutes later, the test vehicle exploded after a fire broke out at the base of the rocket. SpaceX/UPI