LIFTOFF: Starship takes flight

 

A still from SpaceX's livestream shows Starship lifting off Tuesday. 

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The Super Heavy booster just lit its 33 engines. The Starship is riding to space on top of the booster.

The next big milestone to watch for will come up in just a couple minutes: The Super Heavy will shut down its engines and begin steering itself back toward the launch site, aiming to make a safe landing into the arms of SpaceX’s launch tower — called Mechazilla.

If successful, it would mark only the second time SpaceX has accomplished such a feat.

Starship will go on to finish its mission as it soars through space and attempts to re-light an engine.