SpaceX has launched the biggest and most powerful rocket ever made in a landmark test.
But the two halves of the uncrewed Starship failed to separate as planned and it exploded four minutes after blast-off, crashing down into the Gulf of Mexico.
Thousands had gathered to watch the launch from southern Texas.
Al Jazeera’s Colin Baker reports.

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