Starship is being developed as a fully reusable transportation system. This means the rocket and spacecraft will be able to return to the ground for additional missions. In the coming years Starship is intended to carry cargo and humans to the moon and outside of earth’s orbit.

SpaceX’s efforts to push forward with the development of its next-generation launch vehicle faced another hurdle late Wednesday night when its Starship prototype, Ship 36, exploded during a test at the company’s facility in South Texas.