SpaceX’s Starship 12 rocket had a successful launch Friday night, before concluding its test run around the Earth with a planned fireball explosion as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean.
The rocket’s launch — the largest and most powerful of its kind — took place at around 6:30 p.m. EST and was deemed a success by SpaceX.
SpaceX confirmed that the fireball eruption was planned since they don’t plan on reutilizing the experimental spacecraft.
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