Starship

SpaceX launches Starship rocket to space, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back.

Starship returned the rocket's towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms.

Elon Musk said SpaceX is planning at least six Starship test flights this year, with more expected in the years ahead.

Experts said the dramatic loss of the rocket ship would help accelerate development of the vehicle.

SpaceX said the spacecraft "experienced multiple engines out" during its ascent, then "lost altitude and began to tumble".

Final preparations were under way at the company's Starbase launch site for a liftoff, after an earlier launch attempt was scrubbed.

The test mission represents a key milestone in SpaceX's ambition of sending humans back to the moon and ultimately to Mars.

SpaceX has sought for years to send its towering next-generation rocket system into orbit from the company's private launch facilities.

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Musk said that SpaceX was reprioritised to cyber defence & overcoming signal jamming, which will cause slight delays in Starship & Starlink V2.

Musk said SpaceX is expected to scale up production to about seven or eight of the engines a week by next month and produce a new Starship.

Starship prototype, SN15 is a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that could eventually carry astronauts and large cargo payloads to the moon and Mars.

Musk declared success on Twitter, posting a terse message in the understated parlance of spaceflight: "Starship landing nominal!"

An uncrewed SpaceX Starship prototype rocket failed to land safely after a test launch from Texas.

The trouble came when the Starship tried to reactivate two of its three Raptor thrusters, but one failed to ignite.

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