Liftoff of the Super Heavy rocket booster, topped with the uncrewed Starship spacecraft, occurred at 8:25 a.m. SpaceXMeanwhile, the Starship spacecraft continued flying on its own, using its six onboard engines, before practicing a landing maneuver over the Indian Ocean. More recently, the company has moved on to more daring launches of the fully stacked Starship capsule and Super Heavy booster. The inaugural test launch of a Starship and Super Heavy — called an integrated test flight — took off in April 2023. The SpaceX Starship spacecraft flies above Earth on October 13.

Source: CNN October 13, 2024 15:40 UTC