WatchSpaceXfly a prototype of its Starship rocket to its highest altitude yet
Sometime today, SpaceX hopes to conduct a pivotal test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket, flying a prototype of the vehicle to its highest altitude yet. The company plans to launch the massive rocket to a height of nearly 8 miles, or 12.5 kilometers, up above SpaceX's facility in Boca Chica, Texas, before landing the vehicle back down on the ground again.
The test is meant to prove out Starship's capability of launching and landing upright, something the spacecraft will be expected to do both on Earth and on other worlds. SpaceX aims to use Starship to send cargo and people to deep-space destinations like the Moon and Mars. A test like this will help demonstrate Starship's ability to perform a controlled flight and see if...