A SpaceX Starship prototype experienced a major anomaly during a test at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas late Wednesday night, the company said on social media X.The rocket was seen bursting into a giant ball of fire during a routine test. The Starship 36 rocket was undergoing a static fire test at Elon Musk’s Starbase site when its nose suddenly burst open, as seen in shocking footage. The blast caused the screen to flash white for a moment.When the light faded, a huge fireball spread across the ground while thick black smoke rose into the night sky. The incident happened around 11 pm. CT on June 18 while the spacecraft was on a test stand.
