RIGHT NOW: Watch live as SpaceX's Starship, the biggest rocket in the world, heads to space for its first orbital test.
SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad.
Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot Starship on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. Starship blasted off just after 9:30 a.m. ET, but appeared to spin out and exploded minutes later, failing to reach orbit.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
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