SpaceX’s launch system, comprised of the booster and Starship upper spacecraft, cleared the tower shortly after 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday.

The rocket system, designed to land astronauts on the moon and ferry crews to Mars, lifted off at around 3:30 am (IST) on Wednesday, from SpaceX's rocket development site in Texas.

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as US...

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company's rocket facilities. The roughly 122-meter-tall rocket system, designed to land astronauts…