SpaceX's massive Starship launches successfully

By Nell Greenfieldboyce

Published August 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM EDT

On Tuesday evening, SpaceX racked up some much-needed successes on the 10th test flight of its massive Starship rocket, breaking a streak of previous failures.

Nell Greenfieldboyce

Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.

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