SpaceX's Starship prototype exploded on landing attempt after successful launch 🤯 The prototype of SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket was launched successfully on February 2,2021 but exploded on impact during an attempted landing after a development test flight. Starship prototype Serial Number 9, or SN9, aimed to fly as high as 10 kilometers, or about 32,800 feet altitude. The flight was similar to the one SpaceX conducted in December 2020, when it launched prototype SN8 on the highest a