SpaceX Starship prototype Mars rocket explodes on landing after test launch(1/4)

The SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes into a fireball after its high altitude test flight from test facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

A test flight of SpaceX's Starship, Elon Musk's next-generation spacecraft which is intended to one day land on Mars, was launched on Tuesday for a brief flight, but came to an explosive end.

The SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes into a fireball after its high altitude test flight from test facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

The SpaceX launches Starship SN9 for a test flight from its facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

The SpaceX launches Starship SN9 for a test flight from its facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)