SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes aloft during its first test flight.

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The vehicle made its historic debut flight on Thursday. As if the flight test wasn't thrilling enough, Starship underwent a quick, unforeseen disassembly prior to stage separation, according to a tweet from SpaceX.

The enormous Super Heavy rocket booster, which has 33 engines, launched with a huge boom that reverberated throughout the coastal landscape.

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Minutes after launch, separate from the Starship spaceship, and then be dumped into the ocean.

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The Starship was designed to accelerate to nearly orbital speeds using only its own engines, which were set to run for more than six minutes.

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According to SpaceX, the explosion happened roughly four minutes after takeoff and the flight reached its greatest point at a height of 24.2 miles (39 kilometers.

Above the earth. Teams will continue to analyze data and prepare for our upcoming flight test, according to SpaceX.

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