SpaceX's Starship completes successful mission during 10th test flight

After a series of high-profile setbacks , SpaceX made significant progress in righting the ship for its Starship program, at least for one mission. The latest generation of the world's most powerful rocket and spacecraft combo completed its mission on Tuesday evening during its 10th test flight, achieving the company's primary objectives. The combination of the Starship, which could someday carry astronauts and cargo to the moon and Mars, and the Super Heavy booster, the rocket that propels the Starship in space, is more than 400 feet tall, made of stainless steel, and is being designed by SpaceX to be fully reusable. The uncrewed Starship successfully lifted off from a launch tower at the company's Starbase in South Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET, atop its Super Heavy booster powered by 33 Raptor