Elon Musk attempted to put a spin on the latest test rocket from SpaceX exploding into pieces during its return to Earth on Wednesday morning, calling it a “great achievement.”

The mid-flight explosion of SpaceX’s Starship — its third consecutive setback — underscores the daunting challenges Elon Musk faces in achieving his lofty space ambitions as the world’s richest person pledges to scale back his political work in Washington to focus on his business empire.

SpaceX, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, is eyeing a few key objectives to prepare Starship for more frequent flights from Starbase in South Texas.

In a matter of days, SpaceX could launch massive Starship once again. What happened on previous 8 flight tests? What is the viral chopsticks maneuver?

The Falcon 9 has played a pivotal role in SpaceX's exploration into space. While it has seen many successful landings, it also had some failures.

The Starship spacecraft is being developed with the long-term goal of carrying astronauts to the Moon and potentially Mars, though SpaceX has not publicly disclosed a timeline for when the rocket will be approved for human space travel.