(Bloomberg/Loren Grush) — A newly upgraded version of SpaceX’s Starship rocket suffered an apparent failure during a ground test early Friday in South Texas, according to bystander footage of the event.

Video taken of SpaceX’s Starbase facility shows the booster, known as Super Heavy, bursting apart as it was being filled with super-cold propellants on a test stand.

On Thursday, SpaceX announced that the Super Heavy booster was about to begin ground tests ahead of the next Starship launch.

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SpaceX has not commented on social media about the incident. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for further details.

The new prototype that was being tested is known as Version 3, or V3, which is meant to serve as a “gigantic upgrade” to the Starship rocket, accordi

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