"The light show was completely silent — we didn’t hear anything. But the reflection on the water from the burning debris was quite pretty!"

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on a test flight Thursday to release mock satellites into space.

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart.

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down.

SpaceX lost contact with its Starship spacecraft minutes after liftoff. Video showed the ship spinning before the signal went out. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports.

SpaceX lost contact with its Starship during its eighth test flight Thursday. The test flight was originally set for Monday, but it was delayed due to last-minute problems. “During Starship’s ascent burn,