SpaceX Starship: What happened when Elon Musk's rocket was launched?

SpaceX's planned launch with its Starship, the most powerful space rocket ever built, was a success.

But if you watched, you might have been confused as to what happened. There was cheering and applause for the successful launch... but there was also an explosion.

BBC science correspondent Jonathan Amos explains how the launch went.

Video journalist: Alex Smith

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