//SpaceX Mars prototype rocket nails landing for the first time, but explodes on pad

SpaceX Mars prototype rocket nails landing for the first time, but explodes on pad

A <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/tech/spacex-starship-sn-9-test-launch-faa-scn/index.html" target="_blank">SpaceX</a> rocket prototype, known as SN10, soared over South Texas during test flight Wednesday before swooping down to a pinpoint landing near its launch site. Approximately three minutes after landing, however, multiple <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jWbqhP5eJI" target="_blank">independent</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOQkk3ojNfM" target="_blank">video</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/LabPadre" target="_blank">feeds</a> showed the rocket exploding on