
Spacecraft Flight Test No. 7 undergoes “unscheduled rapid disassembly”
James Temple Photo
These eerie images of fiery skies show the moment SpaceX’s Starship rocket broke apart and made its dramatic return to Earth last week. They were photographed by photographer James Temple, who was working as a chef on a superyacht in the Turks and Caicos Islands. When he realized what was happening, he picked up his camera extender and shot even closer.
Starship’s seventh test flight took off from SpaceX’s property in Boca Chica, Texas, on January 16, but SpaceX lost contact with the rocket about eight minutes later.