it splashed down. the reusability was the explosion.

SpaceX's Starship reaches Earth orbit for the first time, then explodes on splashdown

SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on Monday, hitting about 300 kilometres altitude during the fourteenth test flight, launched from Starbase in Texas. The flight lasted just over three hours instead of the planned ten after multiple engine failures, and the vehicle exploded during splashdown in the Pacific. SpaceX has spent roughly $15 billion on the program, which Elon Musk has pitched for crewed Moon and Mars missions.

Source: SpaceX's Starship reaches Earth orbit for the first time, then explodes on splashdown — El Mundo

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