SpaceX’s seventh Starship test flight yesterday was a spectacle of engineering and unexpected drama. The 403-foot-tall (123-meter) megarocket lifted off successfully from Starbase in South Texas, achieving stage separation and a return of its Super Heavy booster, caught mid-air by the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms.

But eight minutes into the flight, contact with the upper stage, Ship, was lost, and moments later, it exploded in a dazzling display over Turks and Caicos. The real star of the story? A family visiting the islands who captured the breathtaking moment on video. Their footage shows the fiery stream of debris lighting up the night sky in dramatic fashion, providing a front-row seat to the unplanned fireworks.

[Via BB]