Starship is being developed as a fully reusable transportation system. This means the rocket and spacecraft will be able to return to the ground for additional missions. In the coming years Starship is intended to carry cargo and humans to the moon and outside of earth’s orbit.

SpaceX's massive Starship rocket exploded late Wednesday in a fireball that could be seen for miles. It was the latest in a series of setbacks for founder Elon Musk's hopes to send a mission to Mars as soon as next year and NASA's plans to fly astronauts back to the moon in 2027.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship Explodes During Ground Testing Effort in Texas The Texan sky received a massive surprise when a huge fireball blasted into its expanse. This fireball was a consequence of the SpaceX Starship rocket exploding during a routine ground test on June 18,

The Starship rocket which Elon Musk wants to use to take humans to Mars has exploded, sending a giant fireball into the sky of South Texas, according to reports.