The Associated Press SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket rumbles into space once more SpaceX later confirmed that the spacecraft experienced "a rapid unscheduled disassembly" during the ascent engine firing. "Our team immediately began coordination with safety officials to implement pre-planned contingency responses," the company said in a statement posted online. Starship didn't make it quite as high or as far as last time. NASA has booked Starship to land its astronauts on the moon later this decade. SpaceX's Elon Musk is aiming for Mars with Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket. Like last time, Starship had mock satellites to release once the craft reached space on this eighth test flight as a practice for future missions. They resembled SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites, thousands of which currently orbit Earth, and were meant to fall back down following their brief taste of space. SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption