Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship crashes into Indian Ocean after successful launch, watch viral video

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas, United States, on Tuesday (IST). According to SpaceX, this was the final flight of the second-generation Starship and first-generation Super Heavy booster, as well as the final launch from the current configuration of Pad 1.

In a statement, SpaceX emphasised that "every major objective of the flight test was achieved." It added that the flight test kicked off with Super Heavy igniting all 33 Raptor engines and ascending over the Gulf.

"The successful first-stage ascent was followed by a hot-staging maneuver, with Starship’s upper stage igniting its six Raptor engines to continue its flight to space," it added.