SpaceX Starship Blows Up Near Bahamas Shortly After Launch, Bursts Into Flames

SpaceX lost communication with its huge Starship rocket on Thursday. Just before twilight, the 403-foot (123-meter) rocket took off from Texas. The engines on the spacecraft atop the booster started to shut down as it streaked eastward, destined for a controlled entry over the Indian Ocean, thousands of miles distant, even though SpaceX was able to safely recover the first-stage booster using enormous mechanical arms. The spaceship plunged into an uncontrollable spin and contact was lo