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PHOTOS: Massive SpaceX Rocket Explodes After Take Off

SpaceX's new test rocket exploded shortly after take off Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. See photos from the launch.

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SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023.
SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

ACROSS AMERICA-- The Thursday launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket did not go as planned in Boca Chica, Texas. Elon Musk's company had intended to send the world's largest rocket on a round trip from the Southern tip of Texas to the Mexican border. Soon after the rocket had lifted off from Starbase, the boosters had failed to peel away from the spacecraft.

Starship took off into the sky, only to implode moments later and crash into the Gulf of Mexico.

SpaceX has plans to test another rocket in the coming months.

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See photos below of the SpaceX Starship launch.

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This undated photo provided by SpaceX shows the company's Starship rocket at the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. (SpaceX via AP)
Starship is the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, jutting almost 400 feet into the South Texas sky. (AP)
A tour boat passes SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, was it prepares to launch from Starbase. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Jose Cabrera, a technician with SpaceX, waits for the launch. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
SpaceX's Starship launches into the sky. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Starship experiences technical issues. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Starship turns downward after experiencing engine failure. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
The giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on it first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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