“Starship’s ninth flight test marked a major milestone for reuse with the first flight-proven Super Heavy booster launching from Starbase, and once more returned Starship to space”— SpaceX

SpaceX’s prototype Starship (IFT-9) exploded over the Indian Ocean, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket.

The biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built lifted off from the company’s Starbase facility, near a southern Texas village named Starbase.