The Super Heavy booster, meanwhile, was successfully caught in the launch tower's mechanical arms for only the second time

SpaceX confirmed the upper stage had undergone "rapid unscheduled disassembly," the company's euphemism for an explosion.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from South Texas for its seventh test flight on Thursday, causing volatility not just on land this time, but also in the sky. After about eight and a half minutes of flight,