SpaceX Starship rocket prototype nails landing... then blows up


SpaceX Starship SN10 explodes after liftoff at South Padre Island Texas U.S. March 3 2021 in this still image taken from a social media video.  SpadrePearl South Padre Resort via Youtubevia REUTERS

SpaceX Starship SN10 explodes after liftoff at South Padre Island, Texas, U.S. March 3, 2021 in this still image taken from a social media video. Spadre/Pearl South Padre Resort via Youtube/via REUTERS

(Reuters) - The third time appeared to be the charm for Elon Musk's Starship rocket - until it wasn't.

The latest heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype from SpaceX soared flawlessly into the sky in a high-altitude test blast-off on Wednesday from Boca Chica, Texas, then flew itself back to Earth to achieve the first upright landing for a Starship model.

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