SpaceX's mega Starship rocket makes fourth test flight

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket blasted off from Texas on Thursday, the fourth test flight for the spaceship that NASA and Elon Musk are counting on to get humanity to the moon and Mars.
The world’s largest and most powerful rocket - almost 400 feet (121 meters) tall - was empty as it soared above the Gulf of Mexico and headed east on a planned hourlong flight. The spacecraft on top was aiming for a half-lap around the planet with a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX was looking to avoid explosions this time by controlling the descents. Minutes after Thursday morning's liftoff, the first-stage booster separated from the spacecraft and splashed into the gulf precisely as planned, after firing its engines.
“And we have splashdown!” SpaceX launch commentator Kate Tice announced from Mission Control at company headquarters in California. #SpaceX #Space #NASA
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