Starship 's two stages separated as planned on Flight 9, and the upper stage even reached space, which was an improvement over the giant vehicle's most recent two flights. But SpaceX ended up losing both stages before they could accomplish their full flight goals.

Elon Musk’s giant, multi-billion-dollar mega rocket launched again from Texas on Tuesday evening for another test flight. This time, however, the rocket lost lost control due to a leak, making a controlled landing unlikely, SpaceX announcers said during the flight’s livestream.

After two spectacular failures, SpaceX is hoping this test flight will go more smoothly for the behemoth rocket.

FAA approves SpaceX's Starship launch from Texas, drawing new hazard zones as Musk's Mars ambitions get a timely boost