Musk's second super-heavy rocket launch failed (1 photo + 4 videos)
However, this time everything went much better. The rocket lasted 6 minutes longer. 
Today, from the Boca Chica test site in Texas, the second orbital test launch of the Starship reusable spacecraft prototype took place on Elon Musk's SpaceX Super Heavy rocket.
Starship was supposed to orbit the Earth and then fall into the Pacific Ocean near the Hawaiian Islands. However, this time everything did not go according to plan.
Rocket launch
The jubilation of people rejoicing over the successful separation of the first stage and the rocket's entry into low-Earth orbit did not last long. Almost immediately after separation (in the fourth minute of the flight), the first stage self-detonated. And 10 minutes later, SpaceX reported that communication with the second stage had also been lost, adding that a self-destruction algorithm could have been launched there too.
First stage department
Experts note that the second test flight went much better than the first, when the rocket exploded three minutes after launch along with all its stages. Moreover, on today's flight, all 33 engines of the Super Heavy launch vehicle started (but several shut down prematurely), the first stage operated normally, and the explosion occurred when the flight was operating at parameters close to orbital.
First stage explosion
“Rapid unscheduled disassembly of the Starship launch vehicle,” is how the SpaceX account on the social network X commented on the incident
The dimensions of the rocket are impressive
