What Happened
Milestone Mission Marks Step Toward Commercial Flights And Moon Landings
SpaceX launched the Super Heavy-Starship on its first flight to orbit, marking a major step toward perfecting the world’s most powerful rocket for commercial flights and NASA moon missions. The mission, which included the deployment of 26 third-generation Starlink internet satellites, ended with a Pacific Ocean splashdown north of Hawaii. This milestone is critical for NASA’s planned Artemis moon landing in 2028, which will require multiple Super Heavy-Starship tanker flights to fuel the lander. The launch was reported by CBS News.