VIDEO: SpaceX Booster Test Ends in Fire — “Not Good,” Says Musk

VIDEO: SpaceX Booster Test Ends in Fire — “Not Good,” Says Musk

Elon Musk’s SpaceX took a hit on Monday, when one of its Starship boosters exploded during a test that triggered a fire at the launch pad. 

The test, which took place in Boca Chica, Texas, was captured by NASASpaceFlight on YouTube. 

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“Yeah, actually not good. Team is assessing damage,” said Musk, the Chief Executive of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the formal name for SpaceX, in a tweet in response to the video.

According to SpaceNews:

"SpaceX has been conducting tests of both Booster 7 and a Starship upper stage called Ship 24 at Starbase ahead of a first orbital launch of the vehicle. SpaceX has not set a formal launch date for that first flight, nor is it clear how this incident will affect those plans.

On that orbital launch, the Super Heavy booster will either splash down in the Gulf of Mexico or attempt a landing back at Starbase, according to a recent Federal Communications Commission filing. Starship will briefly enter orbit at an altitude of about 250 kilometers before reentering and making a 'powered, targeted landing' in the Pacific Ocean just north of Hawaii. That FCC application for an experimental license covers a six-month period starting Aug. 1."