Elon Musk’s Big Falcon Rocket: what you need to know

The Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Thursday launched its mighty rocket ship - the Starship Super Heavy. While the Starship Super Heavy lifted off from the surface, it failed to make it into orbit. The fully stacked spacecraft was to go to an altitude of 150 miles above the planet, but the mission ended with an explosion midway. Watch! (Video: Chris Bergin-NSF/Twitter) #SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk | India Today

A Historic First: SpaceX Successfully Lands the Super Heavy Rocket Booster. | Elon Video

Super Heavy is on the launch pad at Starbase in preparation for Starship's eighth flight test. #SpaceX #superheavybooster #starship | Space News

The launch process of SpaceX’s Starship begins at the Starbase launch site, where the two-stage vehicle—consisting of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage—is stacked and fueled with super-cooled liquid methane and oxygen. In the final minutes before launch, systems are checked and engines are chilled in preparation for ignition. At liftoff, all 33 Raptor engines on Super Heavy fire, lifting the rocket skyward. Shortly after passing through Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic