SpaceX launches Starship in key test flight of massive rocket

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on a test flight from Starbase, Texas, marking the company's first attempt to catch both the Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage spacecraft back at the launch site. The flight is the latest milestone in SpaceX's development of the massive, reusable vehicle, which is central to NASA's Artemis lunar plans and the company's satellite-launch ambitions. Catching both stages would represent a step change in reusability, potentially lowering costs per launch. Investors and space-industry watchers will focus on whether both vehicles return intact and on the pace of subsequent test flights.