Elon Musk's Space X was dealt a blow after their seventh uncrewed test rocket was 'destroyed' just 10 minutes after launching.

SpaceX's Starship was destroyed during its seventh test flight on Thursday night, with the rocket breaking apart less than 10 minutes after blasting off

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The two founders jousted for years. This week, they found each other on X while their rocket companies launched missions with mixed results.

After years of delays, the billionaire’s Blue Origin space company launched its New Glenn rocket early Thursday.

Blue Origin aborted the first launch attempt due to technical issues, but this Thursday, they successfully conducted their first test from Cape Canaveral. They achieved the main goal of orbiting safely but were unable to recover the reusable rocket booster on a maritime platform.

Blue Origin's New Glenn finally roared into orbit in the early hours of Thursday, with SpaceX's Starship rocket set to launch hours later.

Elon Musk has successfully launched his Starship for the seventh time, just hours after Jeff Bezos tested his rival rocket.