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Unverified footage shared on social media shows what appears to be a rocket bursting into flames.
And the footage showed the light orange ball flying across the sky over the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince, leaving a trail of smoke.
“Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!” Mr Musk posted on X, sharing a video showing a trail of flames streaking through the sky.
He also said an “improved version” of the ship and booster “is awaiting launch”.
“Early indications are that we have an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship’s engine firewall that is large enough to build up a pressure greater than the vent’s capacity,” Musk said shortly afterward, adding that “nothing currently indicates pushing. The next launch is past the month.” front”.
Footage of the launch garnered 7.2m views, according to SpaceX’s live broadcast.
The Starship system lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas, at 17:38 EST (22:38 GMT) on the company’s seventh test mission.
The Starship’s upper stage separated from its Super Heavy booster nearly four minutes into the flight as planned.
But then SpaceX Communications Manager Dan Huot reported on a live stream that the mission team had lost contact with the ship.
The Super Heavy Booster managed to return to its launchpad roughly seven minutes after lift-off as planned, prompting a burst of applause from the ground control team.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was aware of an “anomalous event” during the SpaceX mission.
“The FAA briefly slowed down and diverted the plane around the area where the debris from the space vehicle was falling. Normal operations have resumed,” he said in a statement.
This comes days after a SpaceX rocket blasted off from Florida carrying two privately built lunar landers and a micro rovers to the Moon.
The Uncrewed Falcon 9 launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.
And Bezos’ Blue Origin company managed to launch a rocket into orbit for the first time.
It’s a big step for Bezos and his company, which has taken years to send a rocket into orbit.
