The most powerful rocket ever built simply went further than it had ever gone and then was lost

SpaceX's massive space rocket system, Starship, lifted off safely Saturday morning, but ended prematurely with an explosion and loss of signal.

The Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft successfully separated after launch, as the Starship ignited its engines and pushed away. That process ultimately destroyed the Super Heavy booster, which erupted in a ball of flames over the Gulf of Mexico. But the Starship spacecraft was able to continue its journey briefly.

The Starship system made it much further ...