SpaceX: NASA launches massive Starship rocket🚀
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The test launch is scheduled for Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
TEXAS – On Thursday morning, SpaceX launched the third flight test of its massive ‘Starship’ rocket.
The launch was slated for 7 a.m. and was later moved back to 8:20 a.m.
The starship is the most powerful rocket in the world and a key component in the NASA Artemis lunar program.
This was the third launch of the almost 400-foot tall rocket after the first two flight tests ended in explosions.
According to the SpaceX website, this third test flight will tackle ‘a number of ambitious objectives’ including a controlled re-entry through the earth’s atmosphere.
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