This is the moment Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship launched into space on its third attempt. When the 120m-tall (395ft) vehicle launched in April and November last year, it blew apart not long into the missions. More about space exploration on Tech Life. 🎧 https://bbc.in/4abyLdk | BBC World Service

SpaceX on Tuesday launched its ninth Starship test flight from Starbase in Texas, US, but the rocket encountered issues in orbit because of a booster exploding shortly before its expected splashdown. The early explosion led to fuel leaks, which caused the rocket to begin spinning uncontrollably. In March, a Starship rocket on its eighth test flight exploded shortly after it was launched, grounding flights and triggering warnings about falling spaceship debris. | BBC News India

SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time (04:00 IST) for a nail-biting 60-minute flight. US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its ambitious Artemis programme in 2027. "Great work by the SpaceX team!!", posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X. He will be welcoming the success after