Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program.

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SpaceX’s full six engine static fire of Starship Ship 35 did not go as planned, and cameras captured debris flying from the flame trench followed by a sudden blue flash about 25 seconds into the test.