SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, failed in space shortly after lifting off on Saturday, cutting short its second test but making it further than an earlier attempt that ended in an explosion.

The Starship system made it much farther into flight than the first attempt in April.

We Meant To Do That
Every time SpaceX has some sort of fuckup, everyone involved pretends that it was supposed to happen and they got great data and shut up. Journalists often shift their stories very quickly.

The Atlantic has an article alluding to "SpaceX is Holding up America's Lunar Ambitions."