Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's ambitious Starship programme suffered another blow as its upper stage crashed into the Indian Ocean following a mid-flight failure during its ninth test launch. About 30 minutes into the mission, SpaceX lost control of the spacecraft due to a fuel tank leak. Although the vehicle successfully reached orbit, it failed to deploy simulated Starlink satellites after the payload bay door did not open. This marks the third consecutive test flight setback for Starship. Also on Vantage Shots: • Over a million pilgrims begin arriving in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the annual Hajj. • Nearly 200 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes take part in a charity swim off the Irish coast. • On this day in 1998, Pakistan became a nuclear power. It conducted five simultaneous underground nuclear tests. Islamabad began developing nukes after the 1971 war with India. Their tests came a few weeks after India's Pokhran test. See More spacex starship crashes into indian ocean after mid flight fuel leak vantage with palki sharma About Firstpost