The blast, however, did not seem to be a significant issue for Musk, who tweeted congratulations to the Starship team, calling it an "awesome test".
The video of the explosion circulating on social media shows the rocket managing to do a flip as it was preparing to land but burst into massive flames the moment it hit the ground.
SpaceX's #Starship prototype SN8 explodes on impact during its attempted landing pic.twitter.com/bnmC6SqqAc
— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) December 9, 2020
Since it was a test flight, no crew was on board, luckily, and the area nearby was cleared from people prior to the launch.
