Elon Musks SpaceX Starship rocket breaks up, tumbles into ocean in test failure – National [Video]

Following multiple failed launches of its Starship rocket, SpaceX is once again dealing with an unsuccessful mission.

The 403-foot-long rocket was launched on its ninth expedition on Tuesday from Starbase — SpaceX’s Texas-based headquarters, which residents recently voted to become an official city — and briefly left the Earth’s atmosphere before spinning out of control and breaking apart over the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had planned to launch eight simulator satellites following liftoff, which did not happen because the spacecraft’s doors failed to open fully. Shortly after, it began to spin out of control.

The company later confirmed that the spacecraft experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly,” adding in an online statement that its team “will continue to review data and work toward our next flight test.”

Despite its scattered descent into the Indian Ocean, the organization said Starship’s ninth flight test “marked a major milestone for reuse with the first flight-proven Super …