On Saturday, SpaceX experienced a significant setback when its Super Heavy booster exploded mid-air after a successful launch from the Starbase facility in Texas. The upgraded Starship test flight began with a fiery ascent powered by multiple Raptor engines, achieving a crucial milestone with successful stage separation. This maneuver involved the upper-stage Starship spacecraft detaching from the booster using a hot-staging technique, where the engines ignite before full separation. However, during its planned descent back to the Gulf of Mexico, the booster erupted in a dramatic explosion, as captured in live broadcast visuals. Despite this loss, the upper-stage Starship continued its mission in space, enabling SpaceX to gather additional data. The Super Heavy booster, noted as the most powerful rocket stage ever built, is integral to SpaceX's ambitions for a fully reusable launch system. The incident underscores the technical challenges of landing such a massive booster, yet the successful launch and separation highlight ongoing progress in the Starship program, which aims to support future NASA lunar missions and human exploration of Mars.