Actually it looked more like a controlled destruction, the separation failed to happen.
However, Elon has openly stated odds of this thing failing were probably around 50%...
Kudos to SpaceX and Musk... One more step closer to Mars.
Here is another look at the rocket taking off and exploding....
Robin Reliant
https://youtu.be/pJdrlWR-yFM?t=479
Here is an earlier model test flight of Elons rocket...
A Big Bang
https://youtu.be/ynyRqUXhHik?t=79
This is obviously a case of Klingon sabotage.
You know Elon, this isn’t exactly.... oh wait. Never mind.
The SpaceX Starship test flight was intentionally terminated when the first stage failed to separate. Hence the “explosion.”
bump