Elon Musk's company said Starship broke apart, what it called a "rapid unscheduled disassembly".
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00:00A SpaceX Starship rocket was destroyed in a failed launch just eight minutes into the
00:07flight.
00:08Elon Musk's company said it lost contact with the spacecraft after its engines appeared
00:13to shut down one by one.
00:15A minute before the loss, SpaceX used the launch tower's giant mechanical arms to catch
00:20the returning booster, a feat achieved only once before.
00:24But the thrill of the catch quickly turned into disappointment for not only the company
00:28but the crowds who had gathered to watch the launch.
00:32A group of people visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands captured footage of the rocket ship's
00:37debris flying overhead as the wreckage left behind a colorful stream of smoke.
00:43It was supposed to make a near-loop around the world on a test flight after launching
00:47from Texas.