Giant rocket alert! SpaceX just fueled up their massive Starship rocket, getting it prepped for its fourth test flight. This is a big step forward as they work on making this powerful machine ready for deep space travel.
Starship is designed to take people to the moon, Mars, and even beyond! It’s actually two separate rockets stacked together – a giant booster called Super Heavy on the bottom and a spaceship called Starship on top. Together, they’re taller than any other rocket ever built and way more powerful!
This isn’t Starship’s first rodeo. It’s already flown three times this year, but those were just test flights to iron out the kinks. The first one wasn’t very successful, but the second one managed to separate the two parts of the rocket before landing. The third flight went even further, but the spaceship broke apart when it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere.
This fourth test flight is all about making sure the spaceship can handle the extreme heat it faces when coming back to Earth. If all goes well, Starship will be one step closer to taking humans on incredible journeys through space!