SpaceX live: Starship rocket test flight launches
The 400ft-tall rocket lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas. The tests are a stepping stone for the company's ultimate goal of building the first fully reuseable spacecraft large enough to get humans and cargo to the moon, Mars and beyond.
Thursday 16 January 2025 22:37, UK
Key points
- The seventh test flight of SpaceX's Starship launched from Texas
- It is the world's largest and most powerful rocket at nearly 400ft tall
- Elon Musk's SpaceX is trying to build the first fully reusable spacecraft to get humans to Mars
- The rocket has hundreds of black tiles to protect it against the extreme heat experienced when passing through the Earth's atmosphere
- The sixth test saw Starship successfully launched but SpaceX operators decided not to attempt a booster catch
- Watch the launch live in the stream above. We won't be providing text updates