rocket

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The SpaceX team celebrated after the launch of the most powerful and tallest rocket ever, and while the mission achieved most of its major objectives, it did not go exactly to plan.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched the biggest-ever Starship rocket a day after its highly anticipated test flight was delayed.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Elon Musk's SpaceX will attempt another launch of its mammoth Starship rocket Friday, after the previous evening's try was called off over technical issues.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The company shot off the roughly 400-foot-tall rocket from a new launchpad at its Starbase facility in southern Texas just after 6:30 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Patches covered the entire back panel with moons, rocket ships, skulls, alien heads, and something that looked like a chupacabra.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova