Watch the moment SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded as the company attempted to launch the largest rocket ever built on Thursday, 20 April.<br /><br />As the company, founded by Elon Musk, tried to launch the spacecraft from its launchpad, two parts of the rocket failed to separate, with a dramatic blast moments later.<br /><br />SpaceX’s first attempt to launch the rocket was postponed due to a “pressurisation issue” with minutes to go.<br /><br />“As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation,” SpaceX said.
