SpaceX Starship Launches After Fiery Setbacks (Correct)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on its 10th major test flight on Tuesday evening, a mission that comes with high stakes after a series of explosive setbacks this year.

The largest and most powerful rocket ever built lifted off from SpaceX’s South Texas launch facility, called Starbase, at 6:30 p.m. local time. The mission is ongoing and expected to last just over an hour, with the Starship spacecraft performing a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket after lifting off from Starbase, Texas, on Aug. 26.

Photographer: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

About three minutes into the flight, the Super Heavy booster successfully separated from the Starship spacecraft as planned. The ...