SpaceX’s “Starship” rocket soared into space on Monday in a closely watched test of its ability to deploy satellites and return safely to Earth.
The roar of the most powerful rocket ever built echoed from the launch pad at the “Starbase” facility in South Texas. The launch system—comprising the “Super Heavy” booster and the Starship spacecraft—forms the cornerstone of CEO Elon Musk’s ambitions to send astronauts to the Moon for NASA within just two years, and ultimately, to establish a human settlement on Mars.
