SpaceX launches Starship in 1st successful flight

SpaceX launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship on Wednesday, finally nailing a test flight of the rocketship that Elon Musk intends to use to land astronauts on the moon and send people to Mars. The previous four test flights ended in fiery explosions before, during or soon after the touchdown at the southeastern tip of Texas. This latest upgraded version of SpaceX's full-scale, stainless steel, bullet-shaped rocket ship soared more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) over the Gulf of Mexico before flipping and descending horizontally, and then going vertical again just in time for the touchdown.