SpaceX's rocket Starship explodes 4 minutes after liftoff

SpaceX's Starship rocket cleared its launch pad on its inaugural test flight but exploded four minutes after liftoff near Boca Chica, Texas, after failing to separate from its booster. SpaceX said the test would help it improve Starship's reliability, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the team will try to test the rocket again in a few months. The article notes that a livestream appeared to show some of the booster's 33 engines were not firing, and that debris was expected to have fallen in the Gulf of Mexico.