New Delhi, May 28 -- After consecutive explosions, SpaceX launched its colossal rocket Starship once again on Tuesday evening, but failed to achieve its primary goals as the spacecraft lost control and broke apart. The 403-foot (123-metre) rocket took off on its ninth demonstration flight from Starbase, SpaceX's launch facility located at the southern tip of Texas. Earlier this month, residents voted to establish the area as an official city.

CEO Elon Musk's SpaceX had planned to deploy a series of mock satellites after liftoff, but this was cancelled when the door failed to open fully. Shortly afterwards, the spacecraft began to spin as it skimmed through space, heading for an uncontrolled landing in the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX later conf...