Starship flew Thursday morning! And for 4 minutes and 1 second, we watched the dawn of the future of human spaceflight.

...then stage separation failed and the ship experienced a Rapid Unplanned Disassembly.

Only in rocket testing can you have an incredible success and also a giant explosion, all on the same flight. SpaceX seems very happy with the test (clearing the pad without destroying it was apparently a big win, lol). Expect a second test launch in 1-2 months.

Image Credit: John Kraus (https://twitter.com/johnkrausp.../status/1649047541651210244)