STARBASE, Texas — A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas.

An explosion occurred late Wednesday night at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas. A Starship rocket preparing for its tenth flight test experienced a “major anomaly,” SpaceX says. There were no injuries and all employees are accounted for,