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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.

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The flight test will launch a new generation ship with significant upgrades
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  • 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