<p>SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter Tuesday that the latest prototype of the company's Starship rocket series had crashed, after the video feed of its test flight cut out.</p>.<p>"At least the crater is in the right place!" he joked, in acknowledging the fourth failed test of the prototype.</p>.<p>"Something significant happened shortly after landing burn start. Should know what it was once we can examine the bits later today," he added.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/two-space-fans-get-seats-on-billionaires-private-flight-968366.html" target="_blank">Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight</a></strong></p>.<p>The rocket, SN11, launched from the company's south Texas facility around 1300 GMT and began its ascent to 10 kilometers (six miles), experiencing some video glitches.</p>.<p>It was descending to the surface when the feed was lost once again.</p>.<p>"We lost the clock at T plus five minutes, 49 seconds," said announcer John Insprucker, meaning the amount of time that had passed after lift-off.</p>.<p>"Looks like we've had another exciting test of Starship Number 11," he added, dryly.</p>.<p>SN11 is the 11th prototype of Starship, which SpaceX hopes will one day be able to fly crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.</p>.<p>It was the fourth to conduct a test flight attempting to return to the ground for a soft vertical landing.</p>.<p>SN8 and SN9, which launched in December and February respectively, crash landed and exploded, while SN10 successfully landed then blew up a few minutes later during its test on March 3.</p>.<p>Despite the previous failures, analysts say SpaceX is gathering valuable data that will help it to accelerate its development timeline.</p>.<p>Eventually, SpaceX plans to combine the Starship spaceship with a Super Heavy rocket, creating a fully reusable system.</p>.<p>This final version will stand 394 feet (120 meters) tall and will be able to carry 100 metric tonnes into Earth orbit -- the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.</p>
<p>SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter Tuesday that the latest prototype of the company's Starship rocket series had crashed, after the video feed of its test flight cut out.</p>.<p>"At least the crater is in the right place!" he joked, in acknowledging the fourth failed test of the prototype.</p>.<p>"Something significant happened shortly after landing burn start. Should know what it was once we can examine the bits later today," he added.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/two-space-fans-get-seats-on-billionaires-private-flight-968366.html" target="_blank">Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight</a></strong></p>.<p>The rocket, SN11, launched from the company's south Texas facility around 1300 GMT and began its ascent to 10 kilometers (six miles), experiencing some video glitches.</p>.<p>It was descending to the surface when the feed was lost once again.</p>.<p>"We lost the clock at T plus five minutes, 49 seconds," said announcer John Insprucker, meaning the amount of time that had passed after lift-off.</p>.<p>"Looks like we've had another exciting test of Starship Number 11," he added, dryly.</p>.<p>SN11 is the 11th prototype of Starship, which SpaceX hopes will one day be able to fly crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.</p>.<p>It was the fourth to conduct a test flight attempting to return to the ground for a soft vertical landing.</p>.<p>SN8 and SN9, which launched in December and February respectively, crash landed and exploded, while SN10 successfully landed then blew up a few minutes later during its test on March 3.</p>.<p>Despite the previous failures, analysts say SpaceX is gathering valuable data that will help it to accelerate its development timeline.</p>.<p>Eventually, SpaceX plans to combine the Starship spaceship with a Super Heavy rocket, creating a fully reusable system.</p>.<p>This final version will stand 394 feet (120 meters) tall and will be able to carry 100 metric tonnes into Earth orbit -- the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.</p>