SpaceX Launches 12th Starship Test Flight From Texas
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on Friday from Texas. It was the 12th test flight for Starship.
SpaceX had tried to launch on Thursday but stopped at the last minute. The rocket carried 20 fake Starlink satellites.
They were set to be released halfway through the flight. NASA is counting on Starship to one day land astronauts on the moon.
Klear Note — Starship is SpaceX's huge rocket being built to carry people to the moon and Mars. NASA plans to use Starship for moon missions starting in the late 2020s.
Key Terms 3
- Starship SpaceX's giant rocket built for deep space travel
- Starlink satellites SpaceX-made devices that provide internet from space
- NASA The United States government's space agency