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The rocket took off from Boca Chica starbase in Texas at 7:25 am local time (13:25 BST) Yesterday 's success was the first time that a launch of this powerful new rocket has been a complete success.
The 71-metre-tall ( 242 ft) booster propelled a 3,000-tonne rocket into orbit before being caught back on the launch pad.
The rocket's huge cargo capacity could allow it to take more than 100 passengers to Mars in a single trip.
Elon Musk predicts that there will be a million people on Mars within 30 years .
The spacecraft has not yet been tested with a human crew, nor are any crewed missions currently planned. The next big challenge for Starship will be the NASA Artemis missions to the Moon. The US space agency wants to use a modified version of Starship to transport crew and cargo to the moon with the goal of establishing a permanent lunar presence. Although the mission has been pushed back, SpaceX could make the first American moon landing since the Apollo era by September 2026 ..
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