SpaceX's Starship has launched fireworks again.

Yes, once again, this time it exploded without completing the two-stage separation. Several engines failed to ignite from the beginning of the launch, which doomed this launch to failure. However, from the team's perspective, they were still satisfied. At least it didn't explode directly during the launch.
The world's largest carrier rocket and the largest interstellar spacecraft in the world have always attracted the world's attention. Using promotional language, they are said to "shoulder the mission of human colonization of Mars." If space travel also follows Moore's Law, then Musk is a pioneer. With his own efforts, he has reduced the cost of space transportation from over a billion US dollars to more than half. And once the Starship, this monster, succeeds, it means that the cost will drop by 90%.
SpaceX is not listed, but its valuation is already very high. There was a saying before that the space internet, also known as Starlink, will be spun off and listed separately. The profits obtained can support future plans for colonizing Mars. Some may ask, why is Musk so eager for this lifeless planet, Mars?
From an idealistic perspective, Musk grew up watching Star Wars and was fascinated by the works of science fiction master Asimov. This also motivated him to strive for his ideals. However, I think ideals alone are not enough to support his dreams. Including the acquisition of Tesla, making it the largest electric car brand, brought him huge profits. The idea of immigrating to Mars or transforming Mars could bring him and his company immeasurable wealth. From a scientific perspective, in the second law of thermodynamics, the order of entropy requires greater disorder from the outside to maintain it. If the development of Earth reaches its limit without the maintenance of extraterrestrial colonization, its own order cannot be sustained in the long run.
Speaking of this, I suddenly realized that the lifespan of all dynasties in Chinese history usually does not exceed 300 years before they end. Apart from not industrializing, the biggest problem is that there is an end to the internal maintenance of the dynasty, that is, internal circulation cannot be achieved. This is an objective law that cannot be changed by human consciousness. In Europe, due to the birth of the Age of Discovery, one global empire after another emerged. Once an empire loses its ability to globalize, its own ability to maintain the empire also ends.
Technological progress is the antidote to all of this. Thanks to the birth of the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, and the birth of the Renaissance can also be considered accidental because the European Black Death wiped out a large number of maintainers of the old power system, religious leaders, etc. People faced death at any time and developed new insights into life, art, and so on. The 3-year pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the loss of nearly tens of millions of lives, I wonder if it will trigger a new Renaissance? Let's wait and see.
Finally, let us salute the present, just like the failure of the Starship, perhaps it is a necessary process for future success.