Ahh, Well, no ya blew it up so as not to worry about the 1000's tons of fuel in th eGulf if it crashed. Shhhhsh. Quiet guys!
SpaceX has revealed what caused its gigantic Starship spacecraft prototype to blow up during the company's inaugural orbital test launch this morning.
In a statement, the Elon Musk-led company confirmed that while the vehicle "cleared the pad and beach" and reached an apogee of just over 24 miles, it subsequently "experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble."
The company also confirmed earlier suspicions that the spacecraft may have triggered its flight termination system on both booster and ship.
In other words, SpaceX blew up its own Starship and Super Heavy booster four minutes into the flight as a precautionary measure because things weren't going according to plan. Ah well — there's always next time.