Moment SpaceX Starship spins out of control in test flight

Fuel leaks on the rocket caused it to begin spinning, leading to an uncontrolled re-entry through Earth's atmosphere.

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The spinning was caused by fuel leaks on board the rocket, which eventually broke up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.

"Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly", SpaceX wrote in a post on X.

It comes after two previous test flights resulted in failures.

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