SpaceX launches its biggest rocket yet in test flight from Texas

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Published 5/22/2026, 10:52:07 PM · Updated 5/22/2026, 11:30:10 PMBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

SpaceX launches its biggest rocket yet in test flight from Texas

Key points

  • SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
  • The redesigned mega-rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public.
  • It blasted off from the southern tip of Texas, carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites for release halfway around the world.
  • It’s the 12th test flight of the rocket that Musk is building to get people to Mars one day.
  • But first comes the moon and Nasa’s Artemis program.

Published May 22, 2026.

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SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on


📌 Source: The Guardian

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